US bounces back to thrash Guatemala

The United States got its flagging 2018 World Cup qualification campaign back on track on Tuesday with a 4-0 thumping of Guatemala.

A shock 2-0 defeat to the Guatemalans last Friday had left Juergen Klinsmann's side facing a must-win return fixture in Columbus, where a defeat would have all but eliminated it from North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) zone qualifiers.

But the US, which has appeared at every World Cup finals since the 1990 tournament in Italy, never looked like being denied all three points as it dominated from the opening minutes.