That is a bold statement in the title of this piece but the USMNT has a historic ineptitude of winning abroad. In fact in the games between the four nations who have safely clinched a spot in the Hex for the next World Cup, the US has an overall win-loss-draw …
There are 12 spots confirmed for the Gold Cup in 2021, but there are four spots to be awarded still. In this 12 team playoff there are the last placed nations in League A, the second placed nations in League B and the first placed teams from League C. Those …
This is an article not like the others as there were three major bombshells that happened today. The first is that Russia has been banned from all major international competitions starting on 2019 till 2023. The second is about CONCACAF. ___________________________________________________________________________________ RUSSIA BANNED FROM 2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS, 2022 BEIJING WINTER …
So this would be a long post as it covers about 29 nations and most have a little to no chance of making the Hexagonal or promotion or Gold Cup Qualification. So without further ado here is League B and its clinching scenarios Group A Wins Draws Losses + – …
As all national teams have played at least 2 games there are a couple of clinching scenarios that are going to be happening. Some are easy like wining one point to others needing at least four points to clinch the group. Since there is so many scenarios this would only …
Normally the term derby is considered about clubs but this time let’s talk about the most important rivalry in the Central American Zone of CONCACAF in terms of national teams. I am not referring that of the Football War (El Salvador-Honduras) nor that between Costa Rica and Panama but of …
After two match days done, there have been surprises. The only non surprise is Canada beating Cuba twice by an average margin of 3.5 goals. The first game that they played was not even a contest because Canada obliterated Cuba 6-0 in Toronto. The biggest surprise is two fold. One …
Before I go into my commentary on the matter, I would want to give you the facts of this tenure. Facts In October 3rd of 2018, he was appointed manager of the Costa Rican National Team after Oscar “El Macho” Ramirez was fired after a disastrous 2018 World Cup performance. …
As the Nations League is about to start here is what’s at stake: Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Canada and Curacao are all battling the last two spots in the Hexagonal Jamaica is most likely going to secure their spot in the Hexagonal United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica are all …
The teams that are in the CONCACAF League (Majority of the Central American Zone) Teams Entering in the Preliminary Round Team Country Belmopan Bandits Belize Forge FC (Debut) Canada Deportivo Saprissa (Debut) Costa Rica Alianza El Salvador Santa Tecla FC El Salvador Comunicaciones (Debut) Guatemala Antigua GFC (Debut) Guatemala Capoise …
Two teams, two different nations, two different regions, similar stories. How can there be? What is the likelihood of that to happen? To the first question the answer is mismanagement and the likelihood is pretty low. The two teams in question are Leyton Orient FC, and AD Barrio Mexico. Leyton …
So, in July 10th, CONCACAF decided to scrap the format that they have been using for decades to have a new one. Since the confederation has 41 national teams (35 in FIFA), the national teams will be divided in a new format. This format is based on the FIFA Rankings, …
