The U-23 teams of Mexico, which won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games, and the USA, which failed to qualify for the London Games, met on Wednesday in Carson, Calif., as part of theirpreparations for the October qualifying tournament for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. After a dismal first-half performance, the Americans stormed to a 3-0 win thanks to second-half goals byMario Rodriguez, Christian Dean and Jordan Morris.

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