The U.S. national team will face a Honduran team intent on keeping numbers behind the ball, which could make scoring chances tough to come by..
SAN JOSE, Calif. — As if being without key attacking options like Bobby Wood, Fabian Johnson and Jordan Morris didn't make things difficult enough for Bruce Arena's U.S. national team heading into Friday's World Cup qualifying clash with Honduras, the Americans will also be facing a Catrachos team that will be intent on a defend-and-counter approach that its coach is a master of deploying.
Jorge Luis Pinto found considerable success as head coach of Costa Rica, guiding the Ticos to the 2014 World Cup quarterfinals, and did so with a five-man defensive setup that frustrated opponents while also burning them on counterattacks.