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Well, that was better. But don’t take too much from it.
The U.S. men’s national team beat Canada 4-1 on Friday at a CONCACAF Nations League game in Orlando, turning the tables after a historic 2-0 loss last month in Toronto. But the parameters of Friday’s game were always going to be unbalanced. If the U.S. had lost again to its less-heralded northern neighbor, first-year coach Gregg Berhalter might well have resigned and the USMNT program would have had to start over again.
But a win? A win over a team you’re supposed to beat isn’t that big a deal.