PULISIC POWERS U.S. MEN TO BIG CUP QUALIFIER WIN

Christian Pulisic confidently vowed to help the USA to a historic victory in Mexico on Sunday, moments after delivering a match-winning display against Trinidad and Tobago. Pulisic, 18, scored both goals as the national team defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 Thursday in a vital World Cup qualifier at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. “It is going to be a tough one down there in Mexico especially. But we feel really confident going into that game, and we are going to come out with a win there too,” Pulisic told Fox Sports. The USA has never won a World Cup qualifying game in Mexico, managing only two draws there in its soccer history. The result took the Americans to seven points from five games in the final phase of the CONCACAF regional qualification campaign, lifting them, at least temporarily, into third place in the six-team group. Three teams from the region claim an automatic spot in Russia next year, while a fourth goes into a playoff against a team from Asia.