The U.S. national team was pushed to the brink by a tough Honduras outfit, but still earned three points and some experience in Gold Cup opener.
It was by no means dominant, and some might argue it wasn't worthy of three points, but the U.S. national team's opening performance at the Gold Cup was efficient and something to build on.
Honduras gave the Americans all they could handle, and this wasn't the case of an underdog playing over its head. The Americans spent days talking about how tough Honduras would be, especially under new coach Jorge Luis Pinto, and those words rang true as the Catrachos stormed out to a flying start in the first 20 minutes.