1
Number of times El Salvador, the USA's World Cup qualifying opponent on Saturday, has beaten the Americans. The Salvadorans' lone win came in a 1992 friendly.
2
The United States has twice hosted El Salvador in Foxboro, Mass., site of Saturday's game. Both games ended with U.S. victory: 4-2 in 1997 in World Cup qualifying and 2-0 in 2003 in the first round of the Gold Cup.
10
After opening the MLS season with three straight losses and just two points in its first five games, the Columbus Crew is now in second place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind the MetroStars, thanks to a club-record 10-game unbeaten streak (3-0-7) going into Saturday's game against Los Angeles.