The United States men’s national team earned its first points of the Hexagonal round on Friday night, and did so in style with a dominant 6-0 win vs. Honduras in San Jose, California. The dramatic goal differential swing that resulted was enough to lift the U.S. from last to fourth place in the group with seven games remaining. If your hand was hovering over the panic button beforehand, you can safely pull it away now. Here’s what else we learned:
Remember Clint Dempsey? A few weeks ago, it seemed unlikely he’d even be included on the roster for the March qualifiers, and that wasn’t even controversial.