On the face of it, the United States men’s soccer team’s path to the final round of Concacaf World Cup qualifying now looks a serene one. A win against regional minnow St Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday coupled with an expected victory for Trinidad and Tobago at home to Guatemala would take Jurgen Klinsmann’s squad into the Hexagonal with a game to spare. However, the U.S. has experienced enough in both this and previous World Cup qualifying cycles to know not to take anything for granted.