[AMERICANS ABROAD] As he came off the field shortly after the hour mark, Jose Francisco Torres shook his head. The U.S.international midfielder, named Tuesday to the provisional 30-man World Cup squad, was on the bench as Pachuca rallied for a second time to tie Toluca, 2-2, in the first leg of their semifinal seriesin Mexico’s Torneo Bicentenario at Estadio Hidalgo.

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