MEXICO CITY — There is no more difficult place for the U.S. national team to play than Estadio Azteca, Mexico's iconic fortress home and the largest soccer stadium in Latin America.
If the heat, the altitude and the passionate Mexican fans don't get you, the smog will.
"The last time we played, we had players very ill after the game," said Bruce Arena, who coached the U.S. in three World Cup qualifiers at Azteca without winning a game. "I remember walking out in the tunnel and Kellyn Acosta was doubled over puking.
