It's a bit early to panic, but a home draw vs. Canada and a lack of judgment from one of the U.S.'s leaders in the build-up to it make things more uneasy on the road to Qatar.
Despite a run of good results and a trophy-filled summer, consistent scoring has been lacking for the U.S., and a home World Cup qualifier vs. Canada is the time for it to change.
That a night in front of a raucous and charged Salvadoran crowd would be different became abundantly clear quickly. And for the most part, the U.S. navigated it well.