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The USMNT are missing many players for tonight’s game against México, including Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie. But Mauricio Pochettino says the objective is to win, and even humiliate the opponent if possible— sportingly of course. “We want to win. Just like how we wanted to win against Panamá and just like how we will want to win for the games in November,” he said in the pre-game press conference. “Let’s say me and you play marbles. I’m going to want to win, even if I’ve beaten you five times. I’m going to want to beat you six times, 10 times, even 20 times.” “I’ll want to humiliate you, sportingly. Not humanly of course but sportingly.” “It’s not the most ideal situation [with many players out] but we come here to compete. It is an ideal situation for young players who have the opportunity to be seen.” The USMNT are playing a friendly in México for the first time in 12 years. The only time they’ve won in México was also the last friendly game in México they played, a 1...

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