The U.S. under-23 national team faces a must-win game with Canada on Tuesday in Sandy, Utah, to keep alive its flagging hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro.
The Americans could have punched their ticket to Brazil by beating Honduras in the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament last weekend. However, a 2-0 loss dropped the U.S. into the tournament's third-place game, where it needs a victory to advance to a one-game playoff with Colombia in March. That game will determine who gets the final spot in the Olympic field.
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