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Message: [QUOTE="DarthGrumpy, post: 3393377, member: 2141"] Hopes for the junior USMNT team making the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo just dimmed. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-u23/story/4030408/united-states-and-mexico-face-tough-olympic-qualifying-road-for-tokyo-2020[/URL] Group A: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, USA Group B: Canada, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras The top 2 finishers in each group advance to the playoffs with the two finalists advancing to the Olympics. The way the US has been playing lately, getting points against Mexico home or away feels to be beyond them and getting points in San Jose is going to be a stretch, espeically with primarily MLS players as qualifying will be during the height of European club play. The Olympics is not a huge tortunament on the calendar; but, it's a very solid experience on a global stage for younger players. [/QUOTE]