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USMNT U-23’s draw tricky group for Olympic qualifying

The USMNT learned their path to qualify for the Olympics for the first time since 2008 on Thursday. The draw for qualifying matched up the Americans in an extremely difficult group alongside the confederation’s other two top teams.

The U.S. will face off against both Costa Rica and Mexico in the group stage of qualifying, meaning at least on formidable Concacaf power will be left out of the knockout rounds. The Dominican Republic was the fourth team drawn into Group A.

Group A: United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic

Group B: Honduras, Canada, El Salvador, Haiti

It all begins on Friday, March 20 for what will likely be the most pivotal matchup in the group as the U.