The USMNT heads into this evening’s clash with Canada having scored 11 goals in three games — wins over Peru (4-1), Chile (4-2) and Mexico (3-0) — its highest three-game total since a record 12 against Norway, Japan and Guatemala in 2006. Seven different players have scored during the run, led by 18-year-old Julian Hall with three goals, while fellow teenagers Cavan Sullivan, Mathis Albert and Justin Ellis have each scored once. Coach Mauricio Pochettino has already fielded 27 of the 28 players on his roster.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...