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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Avi Creditor A friendly outside of the international calendar isn’t the greatest litmus test, but it is a proving ground regardless—especially in the middle of a World Cup qualifying cycle. View the original article to see embedded media. Any friendlies outside the FIFA calendar tend to be a bit weird. That’ll be especially true in the middle of World Cup qualifying for the U.S. men’s national team group gathered to face Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday. The competitive stakes are low, the rosters unorthodox, the motivations varying and the potential long-term impact a bit all over the place….