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In terms of World Cup qualifying, a point earned in Mexico is satisfactory. But given the circumstances, the U.S. is left feeling like a draw there was a ‘positive disappointment.’

MEXICO CITY — Estadio Azteca rises like a concrete-and-steel citadel from the crowded, dusty boulevards of Mexico’s Santa Ursula neighborhood. For more than four decades that fortress has been nearly impenetrable, with the country’s national soccer team losing just two competitive matches inside its walls.

The USMNT’s final exam is here: One window. Two houses of horrors. Three matches. A trip to the World Cup on the line.