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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Andrew Gastelum The U.S. men’s national team needs some help Thursday as well as a historic win in Mexico if it wants to qualify with two games to spare. Entering the final window of Concacaf World Cup qualifying, the U.S. men’s national team’s path to Qatar is clear. While the USMNT controls its qualifying destiny, there are several scenarios in which the U.S. can qualify this week. But on Thursday, only one exists, and it starts with a historic win over Mexico at the Estadio Azteca. The U.S. has never defeated El Tri in a World Cup qualifier in Mexico and has never won four straight games…