World Cup qualifying resumes Thursday, with the U.S. picking up after a hectic, attrition-filled week in September setting the tone for the Concacaf Octagonal.
With injuries, travel restrictions and other elements complicating matters, Gregg Berhalter will have to turn to an expanded pool for the next World Cup qualifying window.
The U.S. has just two points from its first two qualifiers and knows it needs more, playing amid some injury and disciplinary adversity in San Pedro Sula.