Of the myriad questions surrounding the U.S. men’s national team ahead of the Oct. 10 match against Mexico, Jurgen Klinsmann answered two of them onWednesday. Brad Guzan will be the No. 1 keeper through the Confederations Cup playoff game, and he expects his starting outside backs to be Fabian Johnson and DaMarcus Beasley — both of whom are currently sidelined with calf injuries.

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