It’s OK, US national team fans: You can breathe a bit easier now.
The US put themselves on pretty solid footing in the CONCACAF Hexagonal on Thursday night, beating Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Colorado to move into third place in the Hex with a 2-2-1 record. That miserable 0-2-0 start to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying is firmly in the rearview, with the US now just one point behind second-place Costa Rica and a full three points ahead of fifth-place Honduras.
They don’t need points at Mexico on Sunday night, but man, would a result at the Azteca be nice.