The U.S. men's national team arrived in Orlando on the brink of crisis. It will leave with its chest puffed and pride intact, on stable ground as it strides toward Copa América.
It arrived amid outcry, and pressure, in the wake of a 5-1 trouncing by Colombia.
It responded with a statement: a 1-1 draw with Brazil, "a huge bounce-back performance," as goalkeeper Matt Turner said postgame.
It was not, of course, the signature win they've craved. It was far from perfect, and if not for Turner's 11 saves, interpretations and narratives might be different.