There are no complicated formulas, stupefying scenarios or difficult math facing the U.S. national team as it returns to CONCACAF World Cup qualifying against St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Lose either game, however, and the U.S. runs the risk of missing the World Cup for the first time since 1986. “Our message for players coming into … the two World Cup qualifiers is very clear: Approach it with a lot of urgency,” Coach Juergen Klinsmann said. Altidore scored twice in a 6-1 win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines to start off the semifinal round of Cup qualifying last November. But a loss to winless St. Vincent and a Guatemala victory would leave the Americans facing a must-win game Tuesday in Jacksonville to avoid elimination.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 01, 2016 23:09 UTC