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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Brian Straus The few times the U.S. has had its back to the wall under Gregg Berhalter, it has responded. Another such effort is needed under daunting circumstances vs. Honduras. MINNEAPOLIS — The young U.S. men’s national team hasn’t been here before, either atmospherically or metaphorically. Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Honduras here in the Twin Cities is going to be cold, perhaps historically so. A little more than 24 hours before kickoff, the forecast predicted a game-time temperature under 5 degrees, with the wind chill surpassing -10. The stakes are novel as well. This U.S….