Given the B-list nature of the U.S. roster, this Gold Cup was bound to possess some good, some bad, and some downright ugliness for the Americans. But Wednesday's 3-2 win over Martinique came dangerously close to humiliation.
It took a 76th-minute winner from Jordan Morris, his second goal of the night, to finally see off a game opponent. As such, the victory should provide little comfort to manager Bruce Arena and his players, who will be left red-faced from a match that should never have been so close.
Yes, soccer's low-scoring nature makes it ripe for upsets and the potential for giant-killings is part of its appeal.