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Preview: Besler, Zusi and USA visit Honduras for all-important World Cup qualifier on Tuesday

U.S. Men’s National Team at Honduras
2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying | CONCACAF Hexagonal
Tuesday, Sept. 5 | 4:30 p.m. CT | beIN SPORTS, Universo
Estadio Olimpico | San Pedro Sula, Honduras

A mystifying 2-0 home defeat to Costa Rica has put the U.S. Men's National Team behind the proverbial eight-ball ahead of Tuesday's critical World Cup qualifier against Honduras at the hostile Estadio Olimpico in San Pedro Sula.

Bruce Arena's men entered Friday night with hopes of taking second place in CONCACAF's Hexagonal standings, but Costa Rica capitalized on a pair of mistakes to run out 2-0 winners and all but secure a spot at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.