Israel Castro, in a qualifier for the 2010 World Cup, delivered one of the United States’ many painful moments Estadio Azteca. The latest showdown is, by no means, a must-win in the trek to Russia for the 2018 World Cup. The team arrived in Mexico City late Friday. The altitude and air quality in Mexico City affects players “in bizarre ways,” former U.S. forward Eric Wynalda said. The site of two World Cup finals (1970 and 1986), the stadium features an enormous upper deck that lurks over the field.

Source: Washington Post June 10, 2017 18:56 UTC