Five takeaways from USMNT's World Cup qualifying draw in Honduras

Defensive struggles, a promising look from a new system and a veteran's last stand headline the key talking points from the USA's latest outing

It was ugly and in some instances downright scary, but the U.S. national team's trip to Honduras yielded the precious World Cup qualifying point needed to keep September from being a full-blown disaster.

If it still didn't quite feel like a moment to stick a thumb up and yell "Mission Accomplished" it's because it really wasn't. Sure, the U.S. team can be allowed to feel good for the heart and never-say-die attitude that allowed for a late-game comeback, but that didn't erase the reality that — taken as a complete 90 minutes — the Americans played…