Jurgen Klinsmann promised to bring an attacking style to the U.S. national soccer team when the former Germany striker took the reins of the program more than a year ago.

His approach won't change even when a tie would work. just fine.

The U.S. merely needs to draw with Guatemala on Tuesday night in Kansas City, Kan., for both teams to advance from Group A in the semifinals of World Cup qualifying, while a result one way or the other would give Jamaica an outside chance of squeaking through to the final round.

"Our approach to the game is clear. We want to win this game. You can only win a game if you attack and go forward, and that's what we're going to do," Klinsmann said on Monday. "We're not going to look for a tie."

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