US set for big Honduras clash
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The US national team will try to get their backs off the wall when they visit Honduras for a huge World Cup qualifier (5:30 pm ET | beIN Sports, NBC Universo) for both teams. The Red, White & Blue enter the match ahead of Los Catrachos for the final automatic berth on mere goal differential, while fifth-place Panama (who host basement side Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday night) lurks menacingly one point behind the pair. PREVIEW
In addition to feeling the heat of a crunch World Cup qualifier on the road, the USMNT will need to deal with the trying elements on Tuesday night. The forecast calls for triple-digit temperatures and possible storms, while the field has been groomed (or rather, not groomed) to slow down the visitors. READ MORE
With coach Bruce Arena certain to shuffle the US deck on Tuesday, Nicolas Rosano offers up four suggestions for changes to the starting lineup. READ MORE
The USMNT has actually on two of their last three World Cup qualifying visits to Honduras. Charles Boehm takes a look at the Nats' wild history of games at San Pedro Sula. READ MORE
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