Bruce Arena has a huge task ahead of him that starts on Friday night in San Jose. He will be attempting to do what only one team has done in the history of CONCACAF’s Hexagonal final round of World Cup qualifying. He will be attempting to recover from a pointless start after the first two games of the Hex.
In fact, only one team has ever had a worse start in the Hex than the U.S. this time around. Canada lost their first two games in 1997 and had a goal difference of -7 going into their third match.