Once again, Estadio Azteca is where U.S. soccer progress goes on holiday.

The U.S. national team's latest failed assault on Mt. Azteca was surely a buzzkill for U.S. fans, even if it did provide spectacular theater, as always.

For the American side, these tussles with El Tri south of the border are always like getting a bit of bad sushi: The results aren't pretty and the night doesn't turn out like you hoped, but you've learned something and the damage is hardly permanent. ...

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