Jurgen Klinsmann’s 10-day U.S. shindig is now over. Players are rejoining their clubs in MLS, Mexico and Europe and won’t reassemble for international duty again until Nov. 7, the eve of Election Day and four days before “Dos a Cero” (Chapter Cinco) in Columbus.
Yes, Ohio is a battleground state on multiple fronts.
So who will face Mexico in the first of the Americans’ 10 World Cup final-round qualifiers at Mapfre Stadium, then jet off to Costa Rica for the Nov. 15 showdown in San Jose?
We won’t know for sure until camp doors crack open, but we’ve got a pretty good idea.