The U.S. men's national team is on the verge of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup after beating
The final score was 2-0, which is becoming a freakishly common scoreline in this rivalry.
The United States has now beaten Mexico 2-0 in qualifying in four-straight World Cup cycles, starting in 2001. They also won 2-0 in the knockout stages of the 2002 World Cup - perhaps the biggest game these two teams have ever played.
The U.S. will qualify for Brazil if Honduras get a win or tie against Panama tonight.
After a snoozefest of a first half, Eddie Johnson got the opener off a corner right after halftime (via USA Today):
Landon Donovan, who played through an eye infection, sealed it off a beautiful cross from Mix Diskerud (via SB Nation):
With the result, it looks like Mexico will finish the qualifying round in the fourth place, and have to play a one-game playoff against New Zealand to make it to Brazil.