Jurgen Klinsmann insists the U.S. men's team won't be playing not to lose, even though barring a miracle, anything but a loss Saturday night will enable the team to advance to the Copa America quarterfinals.
When the United States meets Paraguay at Lincoln Financial Field, the math to advance will be simple.
The Americans (1-1) would earn a berth in the quarterfinals with a win and would be eliminated with a loss.
A tie almost certainly would enable the United States to advance. In fact the only way the U.S. can't advance with a tie is if Costa Rica (0-1-1) upsets Colombia on Saturday and outdoes the Americans in goal differential, which is virtually impossible.