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The US Soccer Team Lost A World Cup Qualifier In The Most Violent City On Earth - Here's What It's Like There

Tony ManfredFeb 7, 2013, 04:35 IST

APThe US men's national team lost its first World Cup qualifier today in the most violent city in the world — San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

For a brief moment, the city officially stopped — the country declared it a national holiday — to watch its team win.

But after it was over, SPS had to deal with serious gang violence, drug trafficking, and police corruption.