MEXICO CITY — While United States coach Gregg Berhalter wasn’t willing to divulge any details about the starting XI he’ll use in Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Mexico, he downplayed the idea Wednesday that team is willing to play for a draw at the Estadio Azteca.
“We want to win all three games [in this window],” he said. “We’re going to put a team on the field in Mexico that is going to try and win the game.”
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Berhalter didn’t dismiss the idea that the team could field a “B” squad, with the goal of staying fresh for Sunday’s pivotal game against fourth-place Panama in Orlando. He acknowledged he took the idea to his staff and they debated its merits.
“I think it was an important exercise to do for us,” he…
