The U.S. men’s national team is faced with an awkward task to realize its ultimate goal: Just don’t lose by six.
That’s the only way the U.S. won’t automatically qualify for the 2022 World Cup on Thursday night, as it heads to Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica, for its Concacaf World Cup qualifying finale. The U.S. has never won in Costa Rica, going 0-9-2 all-time and 0-9-1 in World Cup qualifying, with that qualifying draw coming in 1985. But thanks to the draw earned in Mexico and thrashing of Panama earlier this window, all that’s required for the U.