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Next Round
Group A[/b]
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/tri.gif) Trinidad and Tobago
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/usa.gif) USA
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/gua.gif) Guatemala
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/cub.gif) Cuba
Match Fixtures
August Games
20.8.2008 - Cuba 1 (Jeniel Marquez 85) v Trinidad & Tobago 3 (Keon Daniel 22, 61, Cornell Glen 66), 20:00, La Habana, CUB
20.8.2008 - Guatemala 0 v USA 1 (Carlos Bocanegra 70), 20:00, Ciudad de Guatemala, GUA
September Games
6.9.2008 - Trinidad & Tobago v Guatemala, TBD, TBD, TRI
6.9.2008 - Cuba v USA, 20:00, La Habana, CUB
10.9.2008 - USA v Trinidad & Tobago, 19:00, Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
10.9.2008 - Guatemala v Cuba, 20:00, Ciudad de Guatemala, GUA
October Games
11.10.2008 - Guatemala v Trinidad & Tobago, 20:00, Ciudad de Guatemala, GUA
11.10.2008 - USA v Cuba, 16:00, Washington D.C., USA
15.10.2008 - Trinidad & Tobago v USA, TBD, TBD, TRI
15.10.2008 - Cuba v Guatemala, 20:00, La Habana, CUB
Niovemer Games
19.11.2008 - Trinidad & Tobago v Cuba, TBD, TBD, TRI
19.11.2008 - USA v Guatemala, TBA, Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Standings
P W L D F A P
TRI 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
USA 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
GUA 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
CUB 1 0 1 0 1 3 0
Group B[/color][/size]
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/mex.gif) Mexico
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/hon.gif) Honduras
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/can.gif) Canada
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/jam.gif) Jamaica
Match Fixtures
August Games
20.8.2008 - Canada 1 (Julian De Guzman 47) v Jamaica 1 (Andrew Williams 52), 19:30, Toronto, Ontario, CAN
20.8.2008 - Mexico 2 (Pavel Pardo 73, 75) v Honduras 1 (Julio Cesar De Leon 35), 20:00, Ciudad de Mexico, MEX
September Games
6.9.2008 - Jamaica v Mexico, 19:00, Kingston, JAM
6.9.2008 - Canada v Honduras, 20:00, Montreal, Quebec, CAN
10.9.2008 - Honduras v Jamaica, TBD, TBD, HON
10.9.2008 - Mexico v Canada, 20:00, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, MEX
October Games
11.10.2008 - Mexico v Jamaica, 21:00, Puebla, MEX
11.10.2008 - Honduras v Canada, TBD, TBD, HON
15.10.2008 - Jamaica v Honduras, 19:00, Kingston, JAM
15.10.2008 - Canada v Mexico, 19:00, Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
Niovemer Games
19.11.2008 - Jamaica v Canada, TBD, Kingston, JAM
19.11.2008 - Honduras v Mexico, TBD, TBD, HON
Standings
P W L D G A P
MEX 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
CAN 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
JAM 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
HON 1 0 1 0 1 2 0
Group C[/color]
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/crc.gif) Costa Rica
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/sur.gif) Suriname
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/slv.gif) El Salvador
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/hai.gif) Haiti
Match Fixtures
August Games
20.8.2008 - Costa Rica 1 (Alvaro Saborio 48-Pen) v El Salvador 0, 20:00, San Jose, CRC
20.8.2008 - Haiti 2 (Frantz Bertin 90, Brunel Fucien 94) v Surinam 2 (Wensley Christoph (33, 47+), 17:00, Port-au-Prince, HAI
September Games
6.9.2008 - El Salvador v Haiti, 19:30, San Salvador, SLV
6.9.2008 - Costa Rica v Surinam, 20:00, San Jose, CRC
10.9.2008 - Surinam v El Salvador, 16:30, Paramaribo, SUR
10.9.2008 - Haiti v Costa Rica, 17:00, Port-au-Prince, HAI
October Games
11.10.2008 - Haiti v El Salvador, 17:00, Port-au-Prince, HAI
11.10.2008 Surinam v Costa Rica, 16:30, Paramaribo, SUR
15.10.2008 - El Salvador v Surinam, 19:30, San Salvador, SLV
15.10.2008 - Costa Rica v Haiti, 20:00, San Jose, CRC
Niovemer Games
19.11.2008 - El Salvador v Costa Rica, TBD, San Salvador, SLV
19.11.2008 - Surinam v Haiti, 16:30, Paramaribo, SUR
Standings
P W L D F A P
CRC 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
SUR 1 0 0 1 2 2 1
HAI 1 0 0 1 2 2 1
SLV 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Note
The 12 Round Two winners will contest Round Three, which consists of three round-robin, home-and-away groups of four teams with matches running from 20 August – 19 November 2008. The top two from each of the three groups will advance to the six-team CONCACAF Final Round scheduled for 11 February - 14 October 2009.
The top three teams from the CONCACAF Final Round in 2009 will automatically qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. CONCACAF's fourth place finisher will play off with CONMEBOL's fifth-place team in a home-and-away series for one of the last berths to the FIFA event.
PREVIEWS
Cuba, Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago and USA square off in World Cup Qualifying Group A.[/size]
In the first of three profiles, CONCACAF.com examines the three groups and twelve teams left in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying campaign.
Group A Overview (CONCACAF.COM):
Group A, which is comprised of Cuba, Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago and the USA may lack some of the on-paper glamour of Group B, but there is no doubt that when the teams take to the pitch, the passion and quality of play will be of CONCACAF’s highest order. The USA will be the odds-on favorite, but they will face three formidable rivals in a group devoid of any surefire also-rans.
Cuba: “Everything’s realistic in football. Qualifying will be tough but achievable.” It has been an oft-repeated quote from Cuban Coach Reinhold Fanz, perhaps this is because with so few words he’s been able to encapsulate one of football’s central emotions, namely, hope. Still, it takes more than ambition to reach the FIFA World Cup™ finals. For this reason, Coach Fanz has instilled a European training methodology and has begun to build the foundations of Cuban success for the future, "What I want to achieve in Cuba is to help the players develop technically, tactically and physically. They have huge potential, and there's quality here too" Coach Fanz recently stated. Among Cuba’s quality players is Roberto Linares, scorer of four goals in their Stage 2 series against Antigua and Barbuda and the likely hero if the Leones del Caribe are to make their first FIFA World Cup™ appearance since the 1938 tournament in France. Cuban soccer has developed steadily over the recent years and Coach Fanz’s aim is to see this trend continue, "I want Cuba to realize a dream by appearing at the World Cup," he’s said, but given their Stage 3 opposition this will be a tall task for the Leones del Caribe in 2010.
Guatemala: Guatemala, currently ranked #89 in the FIFA world rankings, will enter Group A with their sights set firmly upon a repeat of their semi-final performance from 4 years ago. Guatemala has positioned themselves as a team to be feared in the group, and there is reason to believe a return trip to the CONCACAF finals is well within the Chapines’ grasp. They not only return lethal striker Carlos “El Pescadito” Ruiz from the squad that came so close to tasting World Cup inclusion in 2006, but also Head Coach Ramon Maradiaga. There is no doubt that Maradiaga’s men are chock-full of motivation having never qualified for the FIFA World Cup™. But motivation aside, the Chapines boss is also quite confident in the teams quality, “I’m convinced we can [reach South Africa 2010]. All the necessary elements are in place and, above all, we have the ability,” Maradiaga has said. One thing is certain, under the guidance of this tactical wizard, the Chapines will be a tough team to beat, particularly when playing in the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. Regardless of locale, it will be wise of their opponents to keep a close watch on the attacking trio of Carlos Ruiz, Gonzalo Romero and Abner Trigueros, who combined for eight goals in their Stage 2 match-up with St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago: When Paul Caligiuri fired home that fateful goal in 1989, it delayed by 16-years Trinidad & Tobago’s arrival on soccer’s grandest stage. However, when the Soca Warriors finally reached the FIFA World Cup™ in 2006 they did not waste the opportunity; performing valiantly and putting the island nation on the world soccer map. Now considered one of the regions tier-one teams, the Soca Warriors will look to a new generation of foreign-based professionals to take their place in a second consecutive World Cup. “We’ve had a lot of veteran players retire recently, like Dwight Yorke, Russell Latapy and Shaka Hislop, so there are a lot of fresh faces in the squad,” said Kenwyne Jones of Sunderland FC, “We’re going to give it our best shot, and I think we have the talent to return to the World Cup,” he continued. It promises to be a trial by fire for these new faces, as the group not only features the USA, but a Guatemalan team who will be eager for redemption after the Soca Warriors so cruelly dispatched them in CONCACAF’s final qualification round four years ago. If the Trinidadian team is to improve upon their lackluster Stage 2 aggregate victory over Bermuda, the responsibility will largely rest on the shoulders of three European-based professionals in Kenwyne Jones, Stern John and Darryl Roberts.
USA: On 19 November 1989, 25-year-old Paul Caligiuri scored against Trinidad & Tobago with US soccer’s version of “The Shot Heard Around The World”, thus launching the USA into a modern soccer renaissance by securing their spot in the 1990 FIFA World Cup™; the nation’s first in 40-years. Nearly two decades later, the USA are expected to qualify for what would be their sixth consecutive World Cup tournament and the focus for the USA has now shifted from mere qualification to the more lofty ambition of World Cup contention. But if the Stars & Stripes are to best their 2002 World Cup Quarterfinal appearance, they will need the savvy to perform well away from home during qualification. Games on the road in CONCACAF can be a tough experience for the USA, and with the burden of being group favorites, the USA will depend on national team veterans like Landon Donovan, Damarcus Beasley, Carlos Bocanegra and goalkeeper Tim Howard to keep the ship steady in the often harsh conditions. After thrashing Barbados 9:0 on aggregate in Stage 2, the goal for the USA is to avoid making world headlines by coming up short in Group A.
Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Canada bracing for start of “Group of Death”[/size]
The person that coined the phrase “group of death” must have been thinking of Group B of the semifinal round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
Group B Overview (CONCACAF.COM):
Group B, which features Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, Honduras and Mexico, will be required and intriguing viewing when the six-match semifinal round gets underway on 20 August. The group showcases three of the confederation’s top four nations, according to the FIFA World rankings, in Mexico (No. 1), Honduras (No. 3) and Canada (No. 4), along with a rejuvenated Jamaica. Each country is playing well, led by some of CONCACAF’s top players, with Honduras, in particular, on a 12-game unbeaten streak. The group is also home to some the confederation’s toughest venues in which to win in Mexico’s Estadio Azteca, the National Stadium (The Office) in Jamaica and the Estadio Olimpico in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
On top of these factors, a number of tantalizing storylines leap out and will be the focus of fans’ and media attention over the next four months. How will Mexico fare under new coach, former England boss, and Swedish native Sven-Goran Eriksson? Will Canada’s growing confidence and new attacking style of football produce the goals that have been so scarce in past World Cup qualifying matches? Can the return of Brazilian Rene Simoes bring back the magic that led Jamaica to a berth in the 1998 World Cup? Is Honduras capable of maintaining its unbeaten streak in games that really count? These questions and others will all be answered by the end of the semifinals on 19 November.
Canada: While Jamaica’s recent revival is noteworthy, the most interesting development might just be Canada’s new-look style of offensive soccer. Long-known as a defensive-oriented team that has had trouble scoring, Dale Mitchell’s side is playing an attractive style of soccer not seen from a Canadian team in many years. The style, which debuted at last year’s Gold Cup, takes advantage of the speed and higher skill level of the players, many of which have benefited from playing in Europe’s top leagues. The result? Goals – at least two in the last four matches, with some of the highest quality.
Deportivo La Coruna’s Julian de Guzman, MVP of last year’s Gold Cup, drives a creative and speedy midfield that includes Dwayne De Rosario of the Houston Dynamo and FC Copenhagen’s Atiba Hutchinson. They will look to set up striker Ali Gerba, who scored four goals in Canada’s defeat of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (7:1 aggregate) in its second-stage qualifier.“I'm very excited about qualifying and I'm anxious to start playing right away,” said DeRosario. “We've been in really good form and in order to be the best we have to be able to beat the best.” Following a recent 3:2 friendly loss to five-time FIFA World Cup Champions Brazil, Mitchell proclaimed his collection of players the best the country has ever had. Better talent combined with growing confidence and a refusal to be intimidated make Canada a legitimate threat to get one of the top two spots in the group.
Honduras: Honduras, one of the hottest teams (on current form) in the confederation, should be a favorite for one of the top two spots in Group B. The Central American nation’s 12-game unbeaten streak has helped it rise from 54th to No. 37 in the FIFA rankings. Under the leadership of coach and Colombian native Reinaldo Rueda, Honduras’ rise has been steady and impressive, highlighted by wins over CONMEBOL powers Paraguay and Colombia. The Catrachos advanced to the semifinals after beating Puerto Rico 6:2 on aggregate, led by three goals from David Suazo.The Inter Milan striker leads a confident and potent offence, which has not had much trouble scoring goals over its streak. Joining Suazo are Julio Cesar de Leon, Wilson Palacios and Toronto FC midfielder Amado Guevara. Guevara, the captain and most capped player in Honduran history, is the midfield engine that drives the Honduran offence and will be counted on to service Suazo and de Leon. “We have to prepare twice as well because the next stage is more difficult. We'll be facing teams that are stronger and with a wealth of experience, so we mustn't get carried away,” said Rueda.
Jamaica: A spot in the final round is also on the radar for Jamaica, written off just a few months ago as a footballing country on the wane. Buoyed by the return of coach Simoes, who led Jamaica to its only World Cup berth in 1998, the rejuvenated Reggae Boyz are back in form and eager to recapture their past glory. Since taking over from Bora Milutinovic late last year, the Brazilian has reinstalled confidence in a side that had fallen on hard times, punctuated by failures to qualify for last year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup and Digicel Caribbean Cup. That new-found confidence was on display in Jamaica’s 13:0 rout of Bahamas in its second-stage qualifier. Captain Ricardo Gardner, who had a goal in the two game series leads Jamaica’s attack, which also features Luton Shelton (four goals) and veteran striker Deon Burton (two goals).“We played well to get this far, but we'll have to do a lot better in the second round,” said Burton. “We're in a very difficult group, but we've got a lot of self-belief and I'm sure we will be able to pick up good results.”
Mexico It is not only the Hondurans that come into this stage with offensive firepower. Mexico also has a potent side with a mix of veterans and talented youngsters waiting in the wings for their chance on the big stage. Veteran striker Jared Borgetti, who had three goals against Belize, is back in the national team picture and will lead the offence with Carlos Vela (two goals) and Fernando Arce (two goals). The rise of Vela, along with skillful midfielders Giovanni Dos Santos and Cesar Villaluz has led many in the Mexican sports media to proclaim the present as the “Golden Age of Mexican football.”
With such a proclamation comes high expectations and it was their weight that led to the sacking of previous coach Hugo Sanchez. Sanchez was fired in late March as both the Olympic and national team coach after he failed to lead Mexico out of the group stage of the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the USA. Jesus Ramirez took over in April on an interim basis and helped the Tricolores reach the semifinals after an easy win over Belize (9:0 on aggregate) in its second stage qualifier. The pressure will be on Eriksson to adjust to the CONCACAF style of football and find the right combination of veterans and youth that will take Mexico to the final round.
Teams in Groups A and C may like their chances of qualifying for South Africa once two of the Group B teams are eliminated. The same could be said for the two nations that get through the Group of Death. Whatever the case, no team will enjoy facing the survivors of this group.
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti and Suriname compete in tricky Group C.[/size]
Group C Overview (CONCACAF.COM):
There are some who view Group C as a foregone conclusion, fancying Costa Rica to have little trouble with their group-mates and expecting Caribbean Cup champions Haiti to triumph over the surprise qualifiers, Suriname and El Salvador. However, with the group’s two top teams struggling with bouts of under-performance and the so-called minnows making yearly gains on their regional counterparts, Group C could be the setting for some big upsets and intriguing action.
Costa Rica: In years past, Costa Rica’s semifinal draw would have been deemed a gift. These days, the Central American power will need to bring an attitude of utmost focus to Group C if they are to advance unscathed. With a recent history of success in CONCACAF, and an ever-positive Head Coach, Hernan Medford, the Ticos will be a favored to run the table, but in order to do so they will have to improve on recent performances that even Medford has had to describe with phrases such as, “not a disaster.”
Unlike years past, Costa Rica lacks any true international star to call upon in trickier matches, so if Medford is to guide his team to their fourth FIFA World Cup™ in 2010 he will have to continue to build his men into a cohesive unit. And there have been positive signs for the Ticos of late; in their Stage 2 triumph over Grenada they showed grit in rescuing a 2:2 away draw in leg-one, before securing advancement by beating the island nation 3:0 at home. In so doing, the Ticos finally broke a mentally taxing 12-match winless streak and received goals from five different players. A relieved Medford will hope this is a sign of things to come.
El Salvador: “I am relaxed and satisfied since we still have another 90-minutes to play, and we are a very good team at home.” These were the words of Carlos De Los Cobos, the Head Coach of El Salvador after his team’s 1:0 defeat at the hands of Panama in the first-leg of Stage 2. Though peculiar words from a losing manager, they proved to be prophetic as the Cuscatlecos were able to turn the highly favored Canaleros over in the second-leg, thereby advancing to the semi-finals. After the nation’s poor performance in the run-up to Germany 2006, De Los Cobos was appointed to resurrect Salvadorian soccer and bring the nation back to World Cup caliber. Salvadorian soccer officials will be happy to see the early signs of success, as the Cuscatlecos have scored 19-goals during their current qualification campaign and boast recent defeats of European power Denmark and CONCACAF rival, Trinidad & Tobago. A return to the World Cup could still prove to be a dream for the future, but with a superb manager and the always-intimidating Cuscatlán Stadium working in their favor, the Salvadorians could surprise their Group 3 counterparts. In search of triumph, any Salvadorian success will likely be inspired by their three top marksmen in Rudis Corrales, Ronald Cerritos and Eliseo Quintanilla, who have combined for 13 of the team’s 19-goals in qualifying.
Haiti: It has been a tumultuous year for Haiti, crowned “Kings of the Caribbean” after a miraculous ascension from last-to-qualify to tournament champions in last year’s Digicel Caribbean Cup, Les Bicolores have fallen on hard times. After a string of loses in pre-qualifying friendlies and a 47-spot plummet in the FIFA world rankings to #113, the Francophone islanders must be left scratching their collective head,wondering where the results have gone. The qualification campaign hasn’t proven much easier for Wagneau Eloi’s men. Given a #9 seed and an improving, but still lowly Netherlands Antilles as their Stage 2 opponent, many expected Haiti to glide into the semi-finals. But even this was achieved by the narrowest of margins, as it took a 1st minute own-goal from Eugene Marta in the second-leg of their series to save Haiti from a possible early exit. Despite the recent run of poor form, the Haitians will still likely be considered the favorites to claim one of two finals tickets out of the group. Indeed, if Les Bicolores can manage to live up to their former selves, it would be an important step towards the nation’s second FIFA World Cup™ appearance and the resurgence of international football in the country.
Suriname: Suriname has the distinction of being the only South American-based team remaining in CONCACAF qualification. They, along with Guyana and French Guyana, are the three teams from South America who interestingly belong to the CONCACAF Confederation. In fact, Suriname was able to defeat their much-fancied continental neighbors, Guyana, one of CONCACAF’s 12-seeded teams in Stage 2, to take their place in the semifinals. A former Dutch colony and birth nation of Dutch superstars, Edgar Davids and newly appointed LA Galaxy Manager Ruud Gullit, the Surinamese will look to continue building on a platform of recent national soccer success begun by a respectable performance in qualification for Germany 2006 and a second phase debut in last year’s Digicel Caribbean Cup. Leading the charge for Suriname will be domestic star Clifton Sandvliet, scorer of two goals in their series with Guyana.
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That group JA have real tough.
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Look at it this way,, if we dont get the result vs Bermuda today, we can at least beg for some friendlies with Canada, Mex and Honduras before the next round starts in Sept...
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Look at it this way,, if we dont get the result vs Bermuda today, we can at least beg for some friendlies with Canada, Mex and Honduras before the next round starts in Sept...
look dont talk like that
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Look at it this way,, if we dont get the result vs Bermuda today, we can at least beg for some friendlies with Canada, Mex and Honduras before the next round starts in Sept...
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And the reason for the friendlies would be? To get ready for WC 2014? to see if we have players who could play at this level......... look nah..... ah forget it yes.......
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Look at it this way,, if we dont get the result vs Bermuda today, we can at least beg for some friendlies with Canada, Mex and Honduras before the next round starts in Sept...
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And the reason for the friendlies would be? To get ready for WC 2014? to see if we have players who could play at this level......... look nah..... ah forget it yes.......
keep it up, guys. Losing is not an option.
The upset season is over. It's time to get down to business.
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Look at it this way,, if we dont get the result vs Bermuda today, we can at least beg for some friendlies with Canada, Mex and Honduras before the next round starts in Sept...
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And the reason for the friendlies would be? To get ready for WC 2014? to see if we have players who could play at this level......... look nah..... ah forget it yes.......
keep it up, guys. Losing is not an option.
The upset season is over. It's time to get down to business.
Thanks Toussaint. All the best to the Caribbean Champs as well!
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Look at it this way,, if we dont get the result vs Bermuda today, we can at least beg for some friendlies with Canada, Mex and Honduras before the next round starts in Sept...
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And the reason for the friendlies would be? To get ready for WC 2014? to see if we have players who could play at this level......... look nah..... ah forget it yes.......
keep it up, guys. Losing is not an option.
The upset season is over. It's time to get down to business.
So toussaint any news onthe hatian under 15 team any one we should look out for ;D
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Look at it this way,, if we dont get the result vs Bermuda today, we can at least beg for some friendlies with Canada, Mex and Honduras before the next round starts in Sept...
trini if we doh get past Bermuda 2day we done.. I dont think we will have a team to play practice game against those teams you mention . coach will be gone possibly to Costa Rica, and there will be no money to pay the players .. This is it .. Lost to Bermuda and our football will take a 100 year step back...
War
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Barbados 0 USA 1
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Barbados 0 USA 1
like barbados fightin
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Guyana 1 Suriname 0 H/T ::) ::) ::)
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Correction: Guyana 0 Suriname 2 H/T
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Barbados defending well
Still 1-0 USA (70 th )
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Correction: Guyana 0 Suriname 2 H/T
whats up with guyana !!
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Goal for Barbados...sadly it has been cancelled out by a linesman :( :( :(
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Barbados 0 USA 1 Full Time
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Cuba 2 Antigua & Barbuda 0 H/T
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Suriname advances to semi-final round 3-1 on aggregate.
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Barbados 0 USA 1 Full Time
was expectin more.
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TT running bizness we could well be leading 3-0 after 25 mins but we are 1 up.Edwards and Roberts giving the Bermudans plenty problems.Roberts score after 10 mins.
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http://www.justin.tv/firpotv
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Why?
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why not?
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FACK OFF RF AND ALL FACKING BAMBOO CLTH
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FACK OFF RF AND ALL FACKING BAMBOO CLTH
totally out of context from you AB Trini. You missed your meds or something?
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FACK OFF RF AND ALL FACKING BAMBOO CLTH
Doh worry there is nothing going on in boring Jamaica, so he's on a trini website
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Haiti win too...
0-1 away at Netherland Antilles...
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Barbados 0 USA 1 Full Time
was expectin more.
I read Barbados rock the post and ting, but they played a second string team.
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Trinidad and Tobago brought an end to Bermuda's big dream of moving on to the group stages with a 2-0 win on the road on Sunday. After the Bermudans won the first leg 2-1 in Macoya, the whole island was hoping for more of the same in the return leg. All they got was a 2-0 loss as T&T move on to the next round through goals from Darryl Roberts and Stern John, which brought the aggregate to a slim 3-2 in favour of the Trinidadians.
More to come
Latest results
Barbados 0-1 USA (9-0 aggregate)
Suriname 2-1 Guyana (3-1 aggregate)
Cuba 4-0 Antigua and Barbuda (8-3 aggregate)
Netherlands Antilles 0-1 Haiti (1-0 aggregate)
Today's fixtures (scores at the halfway point)
Panama 1-0 El Salvador
Trinidad and Tobago 1- 2 Bermuda
Fifa.com
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When is the draw for the next stage?
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http://www.justin.tv/firpotv
2-1 to El Salvador
El salvador just scored a penalty in the 82nd minute to take the lead
But panama leading 3-2 on aggregate cause of away goals (they won 1-0 in panama)
gonna be a tense finish
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http://www.justin.tv/firpotv
2-1 to El Salvador
El salvador just scored a penalty in the 82nd minute to take the lead
But panama leading 3-2 on aggregate cause of away goals (they won 1-0 in panama)
gonna be a tense finish
ES is impressive but the Mexican referee killed panama! 2 red cards against Panama!!!!!!
ES is winning 3-1.
So it's gonna be Costa Rica, Haiti, El Salvador, and Suriname.
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I'm confused... didn't panama win 1 nil at home and with one away goal count as 2, so 3 goals to el salvador's 3 at home? or the margin of home win trumps goal difference?
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I'm confused... didn't panama win 1 nil at home and with one away goal count as 2, so 3 goals to el salvador's 3 at home? or the margin of home win trumps goal difference?
the goal will only count as 2 if they drew or lost by a 2-1 margin.. or 3-2 4-3 so on so forth... rite now ES are leading 3-2 on aggregate
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gotcha, well el salvador won, game done. I didn't see the first red card, but that second red card was ridiculous, theatrics to rival ronaldo
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I'm confused... didn't panama win 1 nil at home and with one away goal count as 2, so 3 goals to el salvador's 3 at home? or the margin of home win trumps goal difference?
Panama won 1-0 in Panama...and lost 3-1 in ES....total goal aggregate of 3-2 in favour of ES. The away goal rule comes into play when the goal aggregate is the same for both teams.
Had Panama lost 3-2 in ES, Panama would have gone through.
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ah know it said b4 eh but geez jamaica allyuh in ah tough group. i can see somedays where RF et al will be AWOL
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that was a sik comeback by el salvador. just look at that f**kin group, costa rica licking their lips
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JA go find some Brits me eh worry bout dem
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with this team we have there is no way we coming out of that group! :beermug:
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Mexico hit Belize 7 today in Mex
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Based on this round Costa Rica. Could just walk in. But of course an upset is in the making. We winning we group.
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Preacher name yuh team so I go know if u prayin amiss
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Aight....on to the next round. All the best fellas.....we behind you.....well...except the federation that is.
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August 20th : where is this game taking place? If in Trinidad, I'll have to extent my stay.
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that 3rd el salvador goal was a golasssso! i cyah believe after all them strides panama make, is back to square 1.
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Preacher name yuh team so I go know if u prayin amiss
Here's meh picks.
Trinidad and USA
Mexico and Honduras
Costa Rica and El Salvador
We winning we group. We beating the USA at least once.
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Preacher d team for TNT that u playin
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Next Round
Group A[/b]
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/tri.gif) Trinidad and Tobago
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/usa.gif) USA
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/gua.gif) Guatemala
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/cub.gif) Cuba
Group B
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/mex.gif) Mexico
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/hon.gif) Honduras
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/can.gif) Canada
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/jam.gif) Jamaica
Group C
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/crc.gif) Costa Rica
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/sur.gif) Suriname
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/slv.gif) El Salvador
(http://www.fifa.com/imgml/flags/s/hai.gif) Haiti
Fixtures to follow
The 12 Round Two winners will contest Round Three, which consists of three round-robin, home-and-away groups of four teams with matches running from 20 August – 19 November 2008. The top two from each of the three groups will advance to the six-team CONCACAF Final Round scheduled for 11 February - 14 October 2009.
The top three teams from the CONCACAF Final Round in 2009 will automatically qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. CONCACAF's fourth place finisher will play off with CONMEBOL's fifth-place team in a home-and-away series for one of the last berths to the FIFA event.
The seriousness of this real sinkin' in now
Sorry fuh Panama boy. Out already. Daiz rough.
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Can we beat Guatemala and Cuba, because it will take a mighty effort to beat the USA? Can't see that really happening if they(USA) bring their first team.
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That group JA have real tough.
Our group eh exactly easy either.
VB
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Congratulations, Trinis!
It was touch and go, but you guys pulled through.
I look forward to our matches in the next round.
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Can we beat Guatemala and Cuba, because it will take a mighty effort to beat the USA? Can't see that really happening if they(USA) bring their first team.
Eh hear what de real scene is en man..
We Cut ass BOOKED with this current squad and tat jokey coach.. Truss mih..
Either let Pacho get to seee ALLLL availible players and let him be freee to choose the best or get ridof him and get a real international coach who wil do it.. Rijkaaard ? :)
But this blacklist nonesense hadda stop.
Cutasss booked I tell you.
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That group JA have real tough.
Our group eh exactly easy either.
VB
I prefer our odds though.
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Can we beat Guatemala and Cuba, because it will take a mighty effort to beat the USA? Can't see that really happening if they(USA) bring their first team.
In the famous words of Chris Berman, that's why we play the games.
Anybody could beat anybody on any given day. The coach have 2 months to work with team. They not firing Maturana...
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I believe this is the first time 5 CFU teams in de semi rounds!! :applause:
And there is ah real possibility of having 3 CFU teams in the Hex....
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August 20th : where is this game taking place? If in Trinidad, I'll have to extent my stay.
nah the first match on Aug 20 is in Cuba and we NEED at least a point in that match. 3 of our first 4 matches on the road...
Aug. 20 CUB vs. TRI
Aug. 20 GUA vs. USA
Sept. 6 TRI vs. GUA
Sept. 6 CUB vs. USA
Sept. 10 USA vs. TRI
Sept. 10 GUA vs. CUB
Oct. 11 GUA vs. TRI
Oct. 11 USA vs. CUB
Oct. 15 TRI vs. USA
Oct. 15 CUB vs. GUA
Nov. 19 TRI vs. CUB :o
Nov. 19 USA vs. GUA
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I'm confused... didn't panama win 1 nil at home and with one away goal count as 2, so 3 goals to el salvador's 3 at home? or the margin of home win trumps goal difference?
Panama won 1-0 in Panama...and lost 3-1 in ES....total goal aggregate of 3-2 in favour of ES. The away goal rule comes into play when the goal aggregate is the same for both teams.
Had Panama lost 3-2 in ES, Panama would have gone through.
No Sting Pana this rounds? Hard luck there
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I'm confused... didn't panama win 1 nil at home and with one away goal count as 2, so 3 goals to el salvador's 3 at home? or the margin of home win trumps goal difference?
Panama won 1-0 in Panama...and lost 3-1 in ES....total goal aggregate of 3-2 in favour of ES. The away goal rule comes into play when the goal aggregate is the same for both teams.
Had Panama lost 3-2 in ES, Panama would have gone through.
No Sting Pana this rounds? Hard luck there
We playing dem on July 27th, so he might still show up. Hard luck dey Pana.
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Are our home games ..AT HOME or AWAY?
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Are our home games ..AT HOME or AWAY?
Ah think that still to be decided depending on the mood JACKULA in. We will soon find out he bound to give some kinna press release.
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They was the only team to share consitient licks. Simoes have them in form
But they in the group of death so we will see how far they go.
Mexico will go through, Honduras is a good squad and Canada hungry.
This is like the Hex for Jamaica, it will all depend on the start, if you can start with six points from the first 2 games everything get easy from there.
Trinidad to battle Cuba and Guate, the problem is that cuba does always give we problem they is we boggey side but at least we have a chance
Costa Rica sitting pretty, I suprised Guyana get bump, shabazz let a golden opportunity slip away. I would have love to see Grenada in the group stages,
If Trinidad get we act together off the field with the Blacklist and get back the togetherness in the side we could battle CUBA and Guate and come out to the Hex, but at the present rate we looking for excuse.
Imagine we in a must win and stern on the bench for a U17 man.....madness....maybe they was resting him for second half but that is real madness.
Side getting changed with no explaination, players getting leave out, coaching changing and every week is a different comess.
Just when you think that we had all the bachanal we could possible get somebody invent a different kind we aint see yet.
we need help.....as a people on the whole.
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Maybe they will peak too early.
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did you guys actually see the game?
they got the flattering result but did not look good
i would say they are far from form
even Rf say they did not look good
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Steupse..How is Jamaica top for second round or tops in round 2!..when Mexico, Honduras and the U.S had better performances in the first round...maybe you are basing this on the amount of goals JA scored against Bahamas...these topics are becoming more and more amazing
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Mexico will be repaired
Honduras ... no present comment
Jamaica ... deficient ... but durable
Canada ... Jamaica could outdo them
I don't believe this group will work out to be a group of death.
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dat game was drama Boy.. I was supporting Panama .. Hard luck Panama!!!!!!!!!
http://www.telemetro.com/deportes/futbol/2008/06/22/nota15086.html
War
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T&T open against Cuba, click here (http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=37039.msg444629#msg444629)
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no thanks to Maturana/Corneal. What awaits the warriors? Well with that deadly duo nothing else but embarrassment. The only thing we can hope for is a healing between the players and administration and a recall of Wim or some other Dutch coach. Thjis maybe hard due to the reputation that Jack has foistered on us as a nation. All I know is that we aint going a place with the deadly duo.
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If yuh cyar win yuh home games in the next stages, yuh might as well not turn up. The teams that will qualify need to get maximum points from the home games as a minimum. So with all de bachannal about where we playin' de home games we already starting with a handicap.
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Should be 'home games'. My bad.
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Jack stated with wim gone we were lucky to get Maturana after the england game ... That coach will stay Jack will want to prove a point..
we digg deep to beat bermuda .... with our overseas pros :applause:
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Jack stated with wim gone we were lucky to get Maturana after the england game ... That coach will stay Jack will want to prove a point..
we digg deep to beat bermuda .... with our overseas pros :applause:
I agree.....i ahve played and watched football for too long not to realise that Maturana is way past his sell date. Football of today has left him and poor Anton never even came close to catching up to it. Entonces, we are in deep mierda. No se porque ese hombre no nos deja y regressa a su pais. Lets hope that Anton and his family follows.
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agree with Sub that it seems that Pancho may be past his prime.
In the long run though, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it, just complain, and yuh know JW aint listening to no mass of people, he doing he own thing.
On the face of it, we struggling to get past bermuda says that we will flop big time in the next round against better opposition.
I have seen enough football to know that this is not always the case.
Sometimes conference teams in england knock out premiership teams that go on to win great things in the same season.
And in concacaf where all teams except the US are so unpredictable, anything can happen in the group stages.
Remeber when we play woefully vs jamaica in 2000 in pos and lost 2-4, then one week later beat canada 2-0 in canada and went on to win that semi-final group with awesome football?
Point is lets not be too flustered about the past, thank God its behind us and we have an opportunity to move on.
I for one believe we can get one of the spots in our group even with our present coach, but we have to sort out the selection impasse. We all know whats going to happen - team breaks up today on return from bermuda and re-assembles 4 days before the cuba game. So how much work can we realistically do in 6 weeks? Men have pro league and pre season duties to fulfil now.
People like Kelvin Jack, Brent Sancho, Cyd Gray, Avery John, Colin Samuel, Chris Birchal and Cornel Glen have to be involved, not because of past glories, but they are players in positions that the current teams shows weakness or lack of depth in at the moment. Plus these guys are proven and battle hardened warriors.
We stuck with Pancho and Corneal, so we need to do the next best thing....
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Saw the game yesterday in barbados @ kensington oval. 2bgin, bados had a fairly decent game going, but their down fall was absolutly no midfield whatsoever, apart from that, their back line was solid, & the yanks catch hell to score after the first goal, and the bajans had a good goal disallowed, and i never saw such loyal fans as the bajans.
i got an oportunity to see freddy adu and the other young bucks comming up to hurt we heart in the future, but all in all , the yanks had a 80% rookie team, and so did the bajans from what i've been told. positive.
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Imagine we in a must win and stern on the bench for a U17 man.....madness....maybe they was resting him for second half but that is real madness.
U17 man? That is Jerrol Forbes. He scored at the U17 world cup in Trinidad against Brazil in 2001. He and Kenwyne is the same age.
But you are right, i cannot understand that in a critical game like that u have stern on de bench......
My pardner on work tell me dat the coach do that to build up some hunger in Stern John to make him player better.......lol
ah love it!!
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Imagine we in a must win and stern on the bench for a U17 man.....madness....maybe they was resting him for second half but that is real madness.
U17 man? That is Jerrol Forbes. He scored at the U17 world cup in Trinidad against Brazil in 2001. He and Kenwyne is the same age.
But you are right, i cannot understand that in a critical game like that u have stern on de bench......
My pardner on work tell me dat the coach do that to build up some hunger in Stern John to make him player better.......lol
ah love it!!
Notice how stern does come out on fire when he get bench. Dahs how yuh get the best outta him...light fire under he ass.
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We won't have to hear from dat bamsee Sting Pana for a long time. :rotfl:
Haiti had a rough time. Ah own goal send dem through.
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Might me sooner than you think IF the July 27 friendly comes off.
(http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/tournament/competition/trmvd667748_55709_full-prt.jpg)
here is the pana himself
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We won't have to hear from dat bamsee Sting Pana for a long time. :rotfl:
Haiti had a rough time. Ah own goal send dem through.
Dont worry bout stink pana.. Panamanian is we people doh, I does support dem to de fullest....
War
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We won't have to hear from dat bamsee Sting Pana for a long time. :rotfl:
Haiti had a rough time. Ah own goal send dem through.
Dont worry bout stink pana.. Panamanian is we people doh, I does support dem to de fullest....
War
vote mccain. :devil:
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Saw the game yesterday in barbados @ kensington oval. 2bgin, bados had a fairly decent game going, but their down fall was absolutly no midfield whatsoever, apart from that, their back line was solid, & the yanks catch hell to score after the first goal, and the bajans had a good goal disallowed, and i never saw such loyal fans as the bajans.
i got an oportunity to see freddy adu and the other young bucks comming up to hurt we heart in the future, but all in all , the yanks had a 80% rookie team, and so did the bajans from what i've been told. positive.
Replays show the player offside ... albeit marginally. A foul on the keep also featured in that play ... and I think that's what disqualified the goal.
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I find we have it hard.
We are a side that need momentum and games to warm up.
That first away game to Cuba...where they have all there players and fresh...then to play Guatemala at home. That ent easy.
But it have no if or buts.........we need the full 6 points from them two games.
I look at our fixtures as 6 points from Cuba, 4 from Guatemala...one home win and a draw...and 2 cutarse from the USA.
I ent fooling mehself
That is what we could do and that is how it have to happen to move fwd.
Is USA and TT moving forward...the deciding factor is how much goal the USA rest on everybody else.
The other Groups is Mexico and Honduras...Jamaica ent have a chance...the teams and schedule are unkind to them. First game away in Canada, 2nd game at home vs Mexico is best a draw, away games to Honduras and Mexico is zero points after that....4 games in and looking at 2 points max. Dais it
Costa Rica and El Salvador coming tru easy.
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Win at home, draw on the road. That has to be our philosophy. Don't give an inch at home.
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I find we have it hard.
We are a side that need momentum and games to warm up.
That first away game to Cuba...where they have all there players and fresh...then to play Guatemala at home. That ent easy.
But it have no if or buts.........we need the full 6 points from them two games.
I look at our fixtures as 6 points from Cuba, 4 from Guatemala...one home win and a draw...and 2 cutarse from the USA.
I ent fooling mehself
That is what we could do and that is how it have to happen to move fwd.
Is USA and TT moving forward...the deciding factor is how much goal the USA rest on everybody else.
The other Groups is Mexico and Honduras...Jamaica ent have a chance...the teams and schedule are unkind to them. First game away in Canada, 2nd game at home vs Mexico is best a draw, away games to Honduras and Mexico is zero points after that....4 games in and looking at 2 points max. Dais it
Costa Rica and El Salvador coming tru easy.
I agree with your analysis. Guatemala must be thinking the same thing...they need 6 pts. against Cuba and at least a draw in T&T to see them through. We can't afford to be the only team in the group to drop points against Cuba so the first match is a must-win on the road...pressha. Then we MUST beat Guatemala at home cause probably the best we can do away to them is a draw (we get nuff licks the last few times we play in Guatemala City). Don't forget last WCQ we needed some serious late heroics to pull off that win at home and that was with a full squad, no blacklist, Latas, Yorke et al. So it ent go be easy.
We also at a disadvantage cause USA more likely to drop points on the road in Guatemala than against us...but we have to hope they don't. The only saving grace for us is that USA may have already qualified by the time they play in T&T in October, similar to the situation we had against Mexico 3 yrs ago when we pulled it orf. Then the last game on Nov 19 will be a must win.... :nailbiting:
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ah know it said b4 eh but geez jamaica allyuh in ah tough group. i can see somedays where RF et al will be AWOL
Jamaica in a tough group, yes...but look at this way...if your ultimate goal is to make the world cuup finals, you will eventually have to deal with the stronger teams when you get to the Hex. All the teams in our group we have beaten in the past, and will do again.
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ah know it said b4 eh but geez jamaica allyuh in ah tough group. i can see somedays where RF et al will be AWOL
Jamaica in a tough group, yes...but look at this way...if your ultimate goal is to make the world cuup finals, you will eventually have to deal with the stronger teams when you get to the Hex. All the teams in our group we have beaten in the past, and will do again.
this is present
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Cuba, Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago and USA square off in World Cup Qualifying Group A.[/size]
In the first of three profiles, CONCACAF.com examines the three groups and twelve teams left in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying campaign.
Group A Overview:
Group A, which is comprised of Cuba, Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago and the USA may lack some of the on-paper glamour of Group B, but there is no doubt that when the teams take to the pitch, the passion and quality of play will be of CONCACAF’s highest order. The USA will be the odds-on favorite, but they will face three formidable rivals in a group devoid of any surefire also-rans.
Cuba: “Everything’s realistic in football. Qualifying will be tough but achievable.” It has been an oft-repeated quote from Cuban Coach Reinhold Fanz, perhaps this is because with so few words he’s been able to encapsulate one of football’s central emotions, namely, hope. Still, it takes more than ambition to reach the FIFA World Cup™ finals. For this reason, Coach Fanz has instilled a European training methodology and has begun to build the foundations of Cuban success for the future, "What I want to achieve in Cuba is to help the players develop technically, tactically and physically. They have huge potential, and there's quality here too" Coach Fanz recently stated. Among Cuba’s quality players is Roberto Linares, scorer of four goals in their Stage 2 series against Antigua and Barbuda and the likely hero if the Leones del Caribe are to make their first FIFA World Cup™ appearance since the 1938 tournament in France. Cuban soccer has developed steadily over the recent years and Coach Fanz’s aim is to see this trend continue, "I want Cuba to realize a dream by appearing at the World Cup," he’s said, but given their Stage 3 opposition this will be a tall task for the Leones del Caribe in 2010.
Guatemala: Guatemala, currently ranked #89 in the FIFA world rankings, will enter Group A with their sights set firmly upon a repeat of their semi-final performance from 4 years ago. Guatemala has positioned themselves as a team to be feared in the group, and there is reason to believe a return trip to the CONCACAF finals is well within the Chapines’ grasp. They not only return lethal striker Carlos “El Pescadito” Ruiz from the squad that came so close to tasting World Cup inclusion in 2006, but also Head Coach Ramon Maradiaga. There is no doubt that Maradiaga’s men are chock-full of motivation having never qualified for the FIFA World Cup™. But motivation aside, the Chapines boss is also quite confident in the teams quality, “I’m convinced we can [reach South Africa 2010]. All the necessary elements are in place and, above all, we have the ability,” Maradiaga has said. One thing is certain, under the guidance of this tactical wizard, the Chapines will be a tough team to beat, particularly when playing in the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. Regardless of locale, it will be wise of their opponents to keep a close watch on the attacking trio of Carlos Ruiz, Gonzalo Romero and Abner Trigueros, who combined for eight goals in their Stage 2 match-up with St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago: When Paul Caligiuri fired home that fateful goal in 1989, it delayed by 16-years Trinidad & Tobago’s arrival on soccer’s grandest stage. However, when the Soca Warriors finally reached the FIFA World Cup™ in 2006 they did not waste the opportunity; performing valiantly and putting the island nation on the world soccer map. Now considered one of the regions tier-one teams, the Soca Warriors will look to a new generation of foreign-based professionals to take their place in a second consecutive World Cup. “We’ve had a lot of veteran players retire recently, like Dwight Yorke, Russell Latapy and Shaka Hislop, so there are a lot of fresh faces in the squad,” said Kenwyne Jones of Sunderland FC, “We’re going to give it our best shot, and I think we have the talent to return to the World Cup,” he continued. It promises to be a trial by fire for these new faces, as the group not only features the USA, but a Guatemalan team who will be eager for redemption after the Soca Warriors so cruelly dispatched them in CONCACAF’s final qualification round four years ago. If the Trinidadian team is to improve upon their lackluster Stage 2 aggregate victory over Bermuda, the responsibility will largely rest on the shoulders of three European-based professionals in Kenwyne Jones, Stern John and Darryl Roberts.
USA: On 19 November 1989, 25-year-old Paul Caligiuri scored against Trinidad & Tobago with US soccer’s version of “The Shot Heard Around The World”, thus launching the USA into a modern soccer renaissance by securing their spot in the 1990 FIFA World Cup™; the nation’s first in 40-years. Nearly two decades later, the USA are expected to qualify for what would be their sixth consecutive World Cup tournament and the focus for the USA has now shifted from mere qualification to the more lofty ambition of World Cup contention. But if the Stars & Stripes are to best their 2002 World Cup Quarterfinal appearance, they will need the savvy to perform well away from home during qualification. Games on the road in CONCACAF can be a tough experience for the USA, and with the burden of being group favorites, the USA will depend on national team veterans like Landon Donovan, Damarcus Beasley, Carlos Bocanegra and goalkeeper Tim Howard to keep the ship steady in the often harsh conditions. After thrashing Barbados 9:0 on aggregate in Stage 2, the goal for the USA is to avoid making world headlines by coming up short in Group A.
Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Canada bracing for start of “Group of Death”[/size]
The person that coined the phrase “group of death” must have been thinking of Group B of the semifinal round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
Group B, which features Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, Honduras and Mexico, will be required and intriguing viewing when the six-match semifinal round gets underway on 20 August. The group showcases three of the confederation’s top four nations, according to the FIFA World rankings, in Mexico (No. 1), Honduras (No. 3) and Canada (No. 4), along with a rejuvenated Jamaica. Each country is playing well, led by some of CONCACAF’s top players, with Honduras, in particular, on a 12-game unbeaten streak. The group is also home to some the confederation’s toughest venues in which to win in Mexico’s Estadio Azteca, the National Stadium (The Office) in Jamaica and the Estadio Olimpico in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
On top of these factors, a number of tantalizing storylines leap out and will be the focus of fans’ and media attention over the next four months. How will Mexico fare under new coach, former England boss, and Swedish native Sven-Goran Eriksson? Will Canada’s growing confidence and new attacking style of football produce the goals that have been so scarce in past World Cup qualifying matches? Can the return of Brazilian Rene Simoes bring back the magic that led Jamaica to a berth in the 1998 World Cup? Is Honduras capable of maintaining its unbeaten streak in games that really count? These questions and others will all be answered by the end of the semifinals on 19 November.
Canada: While Jamaica’s recent revival is noteworthy, the most interesting development might just be Canada’s new-look style of offensive soccer. Long-known as a defensive-oriented team that has had trouble scoring, Dale Mitchell’s side is playing an attractive style of soccer not seen from a Canadian team in many years. The style, which debuted at last year’s Gold Cup, takes advantage of the speed and higher skill level of the players, many of which have benefited from playing in Europe’s top leagues. The result? Goals – at least two in the last four matches, with some of the highest quality.
Deportivo La Coruna’s Julian de Guzman, MVP of last year’s Gold Cup, drives a creative and speedy midfield that includes Dwayne De Rosario of the Houston Dynamo and FC Copenhagen’s Atiba Hutchinson. They will look to set up striker Ali Gerba, who scored four goals in Canada’s defeat of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (7:1 aggregate) in its second-stage qualifier.“I'm very excited about qualifying and I'm anxious to start playing right away,” said DeRosario. “We've been in really good form and in order to be the best we have to be able to beat the best.” Following a recent 3:2 friendly loss to five-time FIFA World Cup Champions Brazil, Mitchell proclaimed his collection of players the best the country has ever had. Better talent combined with growing confidence and a refusal to be intimidated make Canada a legitimate threat to get one of the top two spots in the group.
Honduras: Honduras, one of the hottest teams (on current form) in the confederation, should be a favorite for one of the top two spots in Group B. The Central American nation’s 12-game unbeaten streak has helped it rise from 54th to No. 37 in the FIFA rankings. Under the leadership of coach and Colombian native Reinaldo Rueda, Honduras’ rise has been steady and impressive, highlighted by wins over CONMEBOL powers Paraguay and Colombia. The Catrachos advanced to the semifinals after beating Puerto Rico 6:2 on aggregate, led by three goals from David Suazo.The Inter Milan striker leads a confident and potent offence, which has not had much trouble scoring goals over its streak. Joining Suazo are Julio Cesar de Leon, Wilson Palacios and Toronto FC midfielder Amado Guevara. Guevara, the captain and most capped player in Honduran history, is the midfield engine that drives the Honduran offence and will be counted on to service Suazo and de Leon. “We have to prepare twice as well because the next stage is more difficult. We'll be facing teams that are stronger and with a wealth of experience, so we mustn't get carried away,” said Rueda.
Jamaica: A spot in the final round is also on the radar for Jamaica, written off just a few months ago as a footballing country on the wane. Buoyed by the return of coach Simoes, who led Jamaica to its only World Cup berth in 1998, the rejuvenated Reggae Boyz are back in form and eager to recapture their past glory. Since taking over from Bora Milutinovic late last year, the Brazilian has reinstalled confidence in a side that had fallen on hard times, punctuated by failures to qualify for last year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup and Digicel Caribbean Cup. That new-found confidence was on display in Jamaica’s 13:0 rout of Bahamas in its second-stage qualifier. Captain Ricardo Gardner, who had a goal in the two game series leads Jamaica’s attack, which also features Luton Shelton (four goals) and veteran striker Deon Burton (two goals).“We played well to get this far, but we'll have to do a lot better in the second round,” said Burton. “We're in a very difficult group, but we've got a lot of self-belief and I'm sure we will be able to pick up good results.”
Mexico It is not only the Hondurans that come into this stage with offensive firepower. Mexico also has a potent side with a mix of veterans and talented youngsters waiting in the wings for their chance on the big stage. Veteran striker Jared Borgetti, who had three goals against Belize, is back in the national team picture and will lead the offence with Carlos Vela (two goals) and Fernando Arce (two goals). The rise of Vela, along with skillful midfielders Giovanni Dos Santos and Cesar Villaluz has led many in the Mexican sports media to proclaim the present as the “Golden Age of Mexican football.”
With such a proclamation comes high expectations and it was their weight that led to the sacking of previous coach Hugo Sanchez. Sanchez was fired in late March as both the Olympic and national team coach after he failed to lead Mexico out of the group stage of the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the USA. Jesus Ramirez took over in April on an interim basis and helped the Tricolores reach the semifinals after an easy win over Belize (9:0 on aggregate) in its second stage qualifier. The pressure will be on Eriksson to adjust to the CONCACAF style of football and find the right combination of veterans and youth that will take Mexico to the final round.
Teams in Groups A and C may like their chances of qualifying for South Africa once two of the Group B teams are eliminated. The same could be said for the two nations that get through the Group of Death. Whatever the case, no team will enjoy facing the survivors of this group.
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti and Suriname compete in tricky Group C.[/size]
There are some who view Group C as a foregone conclusion, fancying Costa Rica to have little trouble with their group-mates and expecting Caribbean Cup champions Haiti to triumph over the surprise qualifiers, Suriname and El Salvador. However, with the group’s two top teams struggling with bouts of under-performance and the so-called minnows making yearly gains on their regional counterparts, Group C could be the setting for some big upsets and intriguing action.
Costa Rica: In years past, Costa Rica’s semifinal draw would have been deemed a gift. These days, the Central American power will need to bring an attitude of utmost focus to Group C if they are to advance unscathed. With a recent history of success in CONCACAF, and an ever-positive Head Coach, Hernan Medford, the Ticos will be a favored to run the table, but in order to do so they will have to improve on recent performances that even Medford has had to describe with phrases such as, “not a disaster.”
Unlike years past, Costa Rica lacks any true international star to call upon in trickier matches, so if Medford is to guide his team to their fourth FIFA World Cup™ in 2010 he will have to continue to build his men into a cohesive unit. And there have been positive signs for the Ticos of late; in their Stage 2 triumph over Grenada they showed grit in rescuing a 2:2 away draw in leg-one, before securing advancement by beating the island nation 3:0 at home. In so doing, the Ticos finally broke a mentally taxing 12-match winless streak and received goals from five different players. A relieved Medford will hope this is a sign of things to come.
El Salvador: “I am relaxed and satisfied since we still have another 90-minutes to play, and we are a very good team at home.” These were the words of Carlos De Los Cobos, the Head Coach of El Salvador after his team’s 1:0 defeat at the hands of Panama in the first-leg of Stage 2. Though peculiar words from a losing manager, they proved to be prophetic as the Cuscatlecos were able to turn the highly favored Canaleros over in the second-leg, thereby advancing to the semi-finals. After the nation’s poor performance in the run-up to Germany 2006, De Los Cobos was appointed to resurrect Salvadorian soccer and bring the nation back to World Cup caliber. Salvadorian soccer officials will be happy to see the early signs of success, as the Cuscatlecos have scored 19-goals during their current qualification campaign and boast recent defeats of European power Denmark and CONCACAF rival, Trinidad & Tobago. A return to the World Cup could still prove to be a dream for the future, but with a superb manager and the always-intimidating Cuscatlán Stadium working in their favor, the Salvadorians could surprise their Group 3 counterparts. In search of triumph, any Salvadorian success will likely be inspired by their three top marksmen in Rudis Corrales, Ronald Cerritos and Eliseo Quintanilla, who have combined for 13 of the team’s 19-goals in qualifying.
Haiti: It has been a tumultuous year for Haiti, crowned “Kings of the Caribbean” after a miraculous ascension from last-to-qualify to tournament champions in last year’s Digicel Caribbean Cup, Les Bicolores have fallen on hard times. After a string of loses in pre-qualifying friendlies and a 47-spot plummet in the FIFA world rankings to #113, the Francophone islanders must be left scratching their collective head,wondering where the results have gone. The qualification campaign hasn’t proven much easier for Wagneau Eloi’s men. Given a #9 seed and an improving, but still lowly Netherlands Antilles as their Stage 2 opponent, many expected Haiti to glide into the semi-finals. But even this was achieved by the narrowest of margins, as it took a 1st minute own-goal from Eugene Marta in the second-leg of their series to save Haiti from a possible early exit. Despite the recent run of poor form, the Haitians will still likely be considered the favorites to claim one of two finals tickets out of the group. Indeed, if Les Bicolores can manage to live up to their former selves, it would be an important step towards the nation’s second FIFA World Cup™ appearance and the resurgence of international football in the country.
Suriname: Suriname has the distinction of being the only South American-based team remaining in CONCACAF qualification. They, along with Guyana and French Guyana, are the three teams from South America who interestingly belong to the CONCACAF Confederation. In fact, Suriname was able to defeat their much-fancied continental neighbors, Guyana, one of CONCACAF’s 12-seeded teams in Stage 2, to take their place in the semifinals. A former Dutch colony and birth nation of Dutch superstars, Edgar Davids and newly appointed LA Galaxy Manager Ruud Gullit, the Surinamese will look to continue building on a platform of recent national soccer success begun by a respectable performance in qualification for Germany 2006 and a second phase debut in last year’s Digicel Caribbean Cup. Leading the charge for Suriname will be domestic star Clifton Sandvliet, scorer of two goals in their series with Guyana.
CONCACAF.COM
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Some may say this is pre-meditated on my part but I know we are going to qualify for South Africa in 2010. I am just wondering what 3 teams would T&T fans like to see T&T play?
I for one am never a person who wants T&T to play the easiest teams, I want them to have the greatest challenge and play at the highest level because I believe our players can play with the best and beat the best with the right preperation and coaching.
The 3 teams I wish T&T get grouped with when we qualify is:
Brazil/Argentina - My preference would be Argentina but the 2 Carnival countries clashing is monumental
Ghana
Nederlands
I would also want to see us advance from a group like this, playing teams of this calibre will only make us a better team and will provide us with a challenge that if we advance from a group like this we can strive for football's highest prize, the World Cup, simply because I was never a man who believed T&T should make up the numbers in any major football tournament.
God is de BOSS....
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is what yuh smoking so?????? crack?????
Look call one of dese place fast yuh need help.....
Mental Health Canada Inc
(416) 652-9474
CAMH
- www.camh.net - (416) 596-7775
Schizophrenia Society Of Ontario
- www.schizophrenia.on.ca - (416) 449-6830
Family Services Employee Assistance
- www.familyserviceseap.com - (416) 585-9985 -
FAME Family Association For Mental Health Everywhere
- www.fameforfamilies.com - (416) 207-5032 -
Hincks-Dellcrest Centre
- www.hincksdellcrest.org - (416) 972-1935 -
Homeward Mental Health Projects
(416) 462-3334 -
Reconnect Mental Health Services
- www.reconnect.on.ca - (416) 248-2050
Cota Health
- www.cotahealth.ca - (416) 785-8797 -
Ariel Garten - Neuroconsulting
- www.neuroconsulting.net - (416) 839-9943 -
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eh? wha? huh? ???
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is what yuh smoking so?????? crack?????
Look call one of dese place fast yuh need help.....
Mental Health Canada Inc
(416) 652-9474
CAMH
- www.camh.net - (416) 596-7775
Schizophrenia Society Of Ontario
- www.schizophrenia.on.ca - (416) 449-6830
Family Services Employee Assistance
- www.familyserviceseap.com - (416) 585-9985 -
FAME Family Association For Mental Health Everywhere
- www.fameforfamilies.com - (416) 207-5032 -
Hincks-Dellcrest Centre
- www.hincksdellcrest.org - (416) 972-1935 -
Homeward Mental Health Projects
(416) 462-3334 -
Reconnect Mental Health Services
- www.reconnect.on.ca - (416) 248-2050
Cota Health
- www.cotahealth.ca - (416) 785-8797 -
Ariel Garten - Neuroconsulting
- www.neuroconsulting.net - (416) 839-9943 -
not crazy, just optimistic, i have full confidence in the players and the team as a whole, not to mention the youths that have been exposed to intl football.
God is de BOSS....
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LOL.. this is some idle shit.
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LOL.. this is some idle shit.
:rotfl:
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where is that gif of commander Worf holding his head..
would be perfect for this thread.
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is what yuh smoking so?????? crack?????
Look call one of dese place fast yuh need help.....
Mental Health Canada Inc
(416) 652-9474
CAMH
- www.camh.net - (416) 596-7775
Schizophrenia Society Of Ontario
- www.schizophrenia.on.ca - (416) 449-6830
Family Services Employee Assistance
- www.familyserviceseap.com - (416) 585-9985 -
FAME Family Association For Mental Health Everywhere
- www.fameforfamilies.com - (416) 207-5032 -
Hincks-Dellcrest Centre
- www.hincksdellcrest.org - (416) 972-1935 -
Homeward Mental Health Projects
(416) 462-3334 -
Reconnect Mental Health Services
- www.reconnect.on.ca - (416) 248-2050
Cota Health
- www.cotahealth.ca - (416) 785-8797 -
Ariel Garten - Neuroconsulting
- www.neuroconsulting.net - (416) 839-9943 -
:rotfl: tha man give links oui ,he really must care :rotfl:
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well as I see it the choices are....de first online intervention (ah really think de man have serious issues)...do you really want to take part in that or 2 when he calls they commit him for a few months and life on de MB go be much more pleasant
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I have a Dream d TI versiuon
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My Predictions (feel free to add your own) :
An over confident USA will be stunned when they finish third in group A.
Honduras peak too early and bow out along with a stuttering Sven lead El Tre (leaving many to question his coaching-calibre as he is instantly fired).
Haiti and El Salvador, fall victims to a Dutch influenced Suriname and a shaky Costa Rican side that is destined for bad-licks in the Hex.
Qualifiers for the HEX:
Group A
1. Guatemala
2. T&T
Group B
1. Canada
2. Jamaica
Group C
1. Costa Rica
2. Suriname
Come on, leh me dream ah little bit nah...(lol)
Doi! Doi! Doi!
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My Predictions (feel free to add your own) :
An over confident USA will be stunned when they finish third in group A.
Honduras peak too early and bow out along with a stuttering Sven lead El Tre (leaving many to question his coaching-calibre as he is instantly fired).
Haiti and El Salvador, fall victims to a Dutch influenced Suriname and a shaky Costa Rican side that is destined for bad-licks in the Hex.
Qualifiers for the HEX:
Group A
1. Guatemala
2. T&T
Group B
1. Canada
2. Jamaica
Group C
1. Costa Rica
2. Suriname
Come on, leh me dream ah little bit nah...(lol)
Doi! Doi! Doi!
Then......I guess you predict Ja and TT top the Hex and reach quaterfinals at wcup 2010
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Here are my semi-final predictions:
GROUP A
1st USA
2nd Guatemala
GROUP B
1st Jamaica
2nd Honduras
GROUP C
1st Costa Rica
2nd El Salvador
Not hyping Jamaica or dissing T&T. Just the way I see it. 8)
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so since u not hypin jamaica i wonder wat formula u used in ur predictions to predict mexico wont make it out their group
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so since u not hypin jamaica i wonder wat formula u used in ur predictions to predict mexico wont make it out their group
I don't have to give you an assessment of my predictions. But then I guess that's the reason you didn't ask the first poster why he chose Jamaica & T&T in his/her predictions.
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But then I guess that's the reason you didn't ask the first poster why he chose Jamaica & T&T in his/her predictions.
The first poster asked us to let him dream, so we leave him alone.
You on the other hand are just plain and simply living in dreamland...
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But then I guess that's the reason you didn't ask the first poster why he chose Jamaica & T&T in his/her predictions.
The first poster asked us to let him dream, so we leave him alone.
You on the other hand are just plain and simply living in dreamland...
And thus: my predictions. ;D
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Where is the thread about the CANADA v jamaica game in Toronto for Aug. 20th. I saw it here yesterday.
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Yesterday Pecan's thread had tickets for $20.00 and $15.00 ; wait nah was that ah black market FIFA price? Because all I hearing now is that tickets are for $49.00 CND
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Yesterday Pecan's thread had tickets for $20.00 and $15.00 ; wait nah was that ah black market FIFA price? Because all I hearing now is that tickets are for $49.00 CND
Who are you cheering for ABTrini ?
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GO CANADA GO
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Send me an e-mail and I will help you out.........
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Now that T&T have recalled some of their blacklisted players. My predictions are the same with 1 obvious change:
GROUP A
1st USA
2nd Guatemala
GROUP B
1st Jamaica
2nd Honduras
GROUP C
1st Costa Rica
2nd El Salvador.
Ooopppssss! Mistake made. The groups stand as they should. For now that is until after the first 3 games. ;D
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Now that T&T have recalled some of their blacklisted players. My predictions are the same with 1 obvious change:
GROUP A
1st USA
2nd Guatemala
GROUP B
1st Jamaica
2nd Honduras
GROUP C
1st Costa Rica
2nd Trinidad
A know yuh real have T&T on yuh mind dread but we cyah be in 2 places at de same time (Group A & C)
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Now that T&T have recalled some of their blacklisted players. My predictions are the same with 1 obvious change:
GROUP A
1st USA
2nd Guatemala
GROUP B
1st Jamaica
2nd Honduras
GROUP C
1st Costa Rica
2nd Trinidad
Didn't know TnT was in group C along with Costa Rica. (Tell me what it is so I can buy some too ;)).
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Now that T&T have recalled some of their blacklisted players. My predictions are the same with 1 obvious change:
GROUP A
1st USA
2nd Guatemala
GROUP B
1st Jamaica
2nd Honduras
GROUP C
1st Costa Rica
2nd Trinidad
Good lord..... ::) ::)....
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I bought my tickets for the T&T vs USA game in the US, what section are you guys in ? I am in midfield.
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Here are mines:
~ Means : Open
Group 1 : USA, ~Guatemala/Trinidad
Group 2 : Mexico ~Honduras/Jamaica
Group 3 : El Salvador , Suriname
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U.S. roster announced for qualifier
Kljestan leads half-dozen MLS stars on Bradley's squad
By Dylan Butler / MLSnet.com Staff
Fresh off scoring two goals in the Beijing Olympics, Chivas USA midfielder Sacha Kljestan has been named to Bob Bradley's U.S. national team roster for the upcoming 2010 World Cup qualifier against Guatemala.
Kljestan is one of six Major League Soccer players on Bradley's 17-man roster for the match Wednesday in Guatemala City, the opener for both teams in CONCACAF's Group 1.
All 17 players were part of the roster that handed Barbados an 8-0 defeat in the first leg of second round qualifying on June 15 at The Home Depot Center. The team will gather in Miami beginning on Sunday, Aug. 17, and will depart for Guatemala City the following day. An 18th player will be added to the roster prior to the team's gathering in Miami.
"We are excited to begin the next phase of qualifying," Bradley said. "There are no easy games, and we know that Guatemala is a very difficult team to play against at home. It's important that we start off the semifinal round in a positive way, and we are confident the work from the last 18 months has prepared us for the task."
Kljestan's former Chivas teammate, goalkeeper Brad Guzan, one of four Olympians on the roster, was also selected. Guzan, who has yet to join his new teammates at Aston Villa, joins fellow English Premier League goalkeeper Tim Howard from Everton as the two 'keepers.
The defense is comprised mostly of experienced European-based players, including Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC) and Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock). Veteran Frankie Hejduk of the Columbus Crew is the lone MLS-based defender.
Bradley mixes in veterans like Pablo Mastroeni of the Columbus Crew and Eddie Lewis from Derby County, along with youth in Maurice Edu from Toronto FC, Kljestan and Michael Bradley (Heerenveen) in the midfield.
Up front, Bradley is going with Brian Ching of the Houston Dynamo, the Fulham FC duo of Clint Dempsey and Eddie Johnson as well as Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is tied with Kenny Cooper of FC Dallas for the Golden Boot lead in MLS with 13 goals in 16 games.
The USA are the favorite in CONCACAF's Group 1, featuring Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba and Guatemala, which is led by Los Angeles Galaxy striker Carlos Ruiz.
"We're in really good shape, we're ready and our minds are totally focused on the start of qualifying, especially after what happened four years ago," Ruiz told FIFA.com. "We were just one game away from finishing in fourth place [in the North, Central America and Caribbean Zone] and that would have earned us a playoff place."
The U.S. is 10-4-5 lifetime against Guatemala and is currently riding a six-match shutout streak against the Central American country. The teams have met eight times overall in World Cup qualifying play, with the U.S. holding an unbeaten 4-0-4 mark in the series.
During the final round hexagonal in 2005, the U.S. won the home meeting 2-0 in Birmingham, Ala., on goals by Steve Ralston and Eddie Johnson. The teams then played to a 0-0 draw in Guatemala City on Sept. 7, 2005, four days after the U.S. had clinched their place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 win against Mexico. In their most recent meeting, a Clint Dempsey goal sparked the U.S. to a 1-0 victory in their opening match of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, paving the way for the United States to successfully defend their Gold Cup crown.
U.S. national team roster
vs. Guatemala Aug. 20, 2008 - FIFA World Cup qualifier)
GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa/ENG: 2/2 SO), Tim Howard (Everton FC/ENG: 3/2 SO)
DEFENDERS (6): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes/FRA: 13/1), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96/GER: 15/0), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC/ENG: 1/0), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew: 11/1), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege/BEL: 8/0), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock/GER: 2/0)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen/NED: 2/1), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC: 1/0), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA: 1/0), Eddie Lewis (Derby County/ENG: 19/3), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids: 10/0)
FORWARDS (4): Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 7/4), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 21/8), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC/ENG: 8/2), Eddie Johnson (Fulham FC/ENG: 8/8)
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Here are mines:
~ Means : Open
Group 1 : USA, ~Guatemala/Trinidad
Group 2 : Mexico ~Honduras/Jamaica
Group 3 : El Salvador , Suriname
A Martian among us ;D
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Canada 1 - 1 Jam
Mex 2 - 1 Hon (75th minute)
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Allyuh should beat Canada at the Office coz everybody gwine beat dem at home.Is ah matter of getting a draw away to Hon and beating them at home.Its really the group of death and ah wish yuh de best.
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Allyuh should beat Canada at the Office coz everybody gwine beat dem at home.Is ah matter of getting a draw away to Hon and beating them at home.Its really the group of death and ah wish yuh de best.
Simoes went into the game with a defensive plan. I believe we could have seriously challenged them for 3 points had we gone into the game with a more attacking game plan. But I'm not complaining, i'll take the 1 point. I hope they get blown out in their next game vs h/onduras in San pedro sula.
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Canada 1 - 1 Jam
Mex 2 - 1 Hon (75th minute)
i like how you wait until mexico score them 2 goals before you make yuh lil thread
well done
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anytime u can avoid defeat in WCQ away from home, and in north america, very good result.
Ja have to take care of business at home
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RF how yuh dont post threads when JA loose..anyway dont let yuh fingers get wild posting threads
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RF how yuh dont post threads when JA loose..anyway dont let yuh fingers get wild posting threads
It appears I dont post threads when Jamaica lose simply because Jamaica hardly lose. ::)
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RF how yuh dont post threads when JA loose..anyway dont let yuh fingers get wild posting threads
It appears I dont post threads when Jamaica lose simply because Jamaica hardly lose. ::)
Did you really have to make a new thread for this? ::)
You really couldn't put it in one of the hundred threads you make about Jamaica since the semis draw been made? Is congratulations you looking for?
Congrats.
Happy?
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RF how yuh dont post threads when JA loose..anyway dont let yuh fingers get wild posting threads
Yuh couldn't resist the opportunity to be nasty eh.
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RF how yuh dont post threads when JA loose..anyway dont let yuh fingers get wild posting threads
Yuh couldn't resist the opportunity to be nasty eh.
Yes JC I was being rel nasty and ah could not resist ::)
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RF how yuh dont post threads when JA loose..anyway dont let yuh fingers get wild posting threads
It appears I dont post threads when Jamaica lose simply because Jamaica hardly lose. ::)
nice comeback.....fictional though it may be
this group hard no tail. i calling it as mexico honduras though
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Allyuh should beat Canada at the Office coz everybody gwine beat dem at home.Is ah matter of getting a draw away to Hon and beating them at home.Its really the group of death and ah wish yuh de best.
Simoes went into the game with a defensive plan. I believe we could have seriously challenged them for 3 points had we gone into the game with a more attacking game plan. But I'm not complaining, i'll take the 1 point. I hope they get blown out in their next game vs h/onduras in San pedro sula.
wha game you watch you would have been beaten had you all open up ricketts was THE MOM he had an off day ...... If canada gets clicking they can do well against honduras..... .. it may dam well come down to the final game between canada and jamaica and the pressure will be on JA to win at home
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ah backing canada & the yardies.
look highlights of both games here - http://digg.com/soccer/CONCACAF_World_Cup_Qualifying_Summaries_Highlights
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It look like JA go need thee lighting BOLT. ;D
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Allyuh should beat Canada at the Office coz everybody gwine beat dem at home.Is ah matter of getting a draw away to Hon and beating them at home.Its really the group of death and ah wish yuh de best.
Simoes went into the game with a defensive plan. I believe we could have seriously challenged them for 3 points had we gone into the game with a more attacking game plan. But I'm not complaining, i'll take the 1 point. I hope they get blown out in their next game vs h/onduras in San pedro sula.
wha game you watch you would have been beaten had you all open up ricketts was THE MOM he had an off day ...... If canada gets clicking they can do well against honduras..... .. it may dam well come down to the final game between canada and jamaica and the pressure will be on JA to win at home
simoes played a very tactical game, and it paid off. It was a compact game from Jamaica. Lets face it, Canada has some decent talent in their side. so the Jamaica plan worked well. With on eplayer upfront, and a defensive minded midfield, Iwasnt expecting us to mount any sort of offense on the Canadian goal. But we managed to atack them, and even score one...My thinking is that we could have done better under normal circumstances with two attackers.
If it comes down to us needing a win on the last day, I'm pretty happy that it will be us playing at home to Canada as opposed to having to travel to Tegucigalpa to face Honduras, which would be more pressuring. Canada in a tight spot right now.
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Allyuh should beat Canada at the Office coz everybody gwine beat dem at home.Is ah matter of getting a draw away to Hon and beating them at home.Its really the group of death and ah wish yuh de best.
Simoes went into the game with a defensive plan. I believe we could have seriously challenged them for 3 points had we gone into the game with a more attacking game plan. But I'm not complaining, i'll take the 1 point. I hope they get blown out in their next game vs h/onduras in San pedro sula.
wha game you watch you would have been beaten had you all open up ricketts was THE MOM he had an off day ...... If canada gets clicking they can do well against honduras..... .. it may dam well come down to the final game between canada and jamaica and the pressure will be on JA to win at home
simoes played a very tactical game, and it paid off. It was a compact game from Jamaica. Lets face it, Canada has some decent talent in their side. so the Jamaica plan worked well. With on eplayer upfront, and a defensive minded midfield, Iwasnt expecting us to mount any sort of offense on the Canadian goal. But we managed to atack them, and even score one...My thinking is that we could have done better under normal circumstances with two attackers.
If it comes down to us needing a win on the last day, I'm pretty happy that it will be us playing at home to Canada as opposed to having to travel to Tegucigalpa to face Honduras, which would be more pressuring. Canada in a tight spot right now.
yes of a rare attacking move thank god is dale mitchell coaching canada
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Allyuh should beat Canada at the Office coz everybody gwine beat dem at home.Is ah matter of getting a draw away to Hon and beating them at home.Its really the group of death and ah wish yuh de best.
Simoes went into the game with a defensive plan. I believe we could have seriously challenged them for 3 points had we gone into the game with a more attacking game plan. But I'm not complaining, i'll take the 1 point. I hope they get blown out in their next game vs h/onduras in San pedro sula.
wha game you watch you would have been beaten had you all open up ricketts was THE MOM he had an off day ...... If canada gets clicking they can do well against honduras..... .. it may dam well come down to the final game between canada and jamaica and the pressure will be on JA to win at home
simoes played a very tactical game, and it paid off. It was a compact game from Jamaica. Lets face it, Canada has some decent talent in their side. so the Jamaica plan worked well. With on eplayer upfront, and a defensive minded midfield, Iwasnt expecting us to mount any sort of offense on the Canadian goal. But we managed to atack them, and even score one...My thinking is that we could have done better under normal circumstances with two attackers.
If it comes down to us needing a win on the last day, I'm pretty happy that it will be us playing at home to Canada as opposed to having to travel to Tegucigalpa to face Honduras, which would be more pressuring. Canada in a tight spot right now.
yes of a rare attacking move thank god is dale mitchell coaching canada
Canada are just being themselves. The result yesterday doesnt surprise me one bit.
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RF, ah have to congratulate you and your countrymen/women on their incredible display at the olympics. Well done brother, well done.
BTW congrats on the draw also - see you in South Africa :beermug:
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Trinidad and Tobago beats Cuba 3-1 in qualifier
Buzz Up PrintHAVANA (AP)—Daniel Keon scored twice, Cornell Glen added a goal and Trinidad and Tobago used superior size and strength to beat Cuba 3-1 Wednesday night as the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying began in the North and Central American and Caribbean region qualifying.
Keon swiped an errant pass in the 27th minute and beat goalkeeper Dany Luis Quintero, then scored on a left-footed free kick from outside the penalty area in the 61st. Glen made it 3-0 five minutes later.
Jeniel Marquez scored for Cuba in the 85th. T&T finished a man short after Khaleem Hyland, who entered in the 43rd minute, was ejected in the 71st for rough play.
A crowd of about 1,500, far less than half the capacity, attended the match at Pedro Marero Stadium. Cuba hosts the United States on Sept. 6, the first match in Cuba for the U.S. national soccer team. Guatemala also is in the group, and the top two nations advance to next year’s regional finals.
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USA survives football World Cup qualifying scare against Guatemala
Buzz Up PrintPARIS (AFP) - The United States opened their semi-final round of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifying with a 1-0 win over host Guatemala on Wednesday.
American defender Carlos Bocanegra scored the lone goal in the 69th minute for the Americans who were outplayed for much of the game but managed to escape with the win.
Bocanegra scored his 10th goal in his 59th international game by heading in a corner kick from teammate DaMarcus Beasley.
Beasley replaced Eddie Lewis in the 56th minute after Lewis left the game with a head injury.
Canadian goaltender Pat Onstad was the victim of an own goal which allowed Jamaica to tie their Group 2 match 1-1.
Julian De Guzman scored for Canada in the 47th minute to open the scoring.
Pavel Pardo scored two goals as Mexico rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit to edge Honduras 2-1 on Wednesday.
Pardo's goals came in a three-minute span after Julio Cesar De Leon had given underdog Honduras a lead in the 35th minute
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Costa Rica beats El Salvador 1-0 on penalty kick
Buzz Up PrintSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP)—Alvaro Saborio converted a penalty kick in the first minute of the second half to give Costa Rica a 1-0 victory against El Salvador on Wednesday night in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying.
Costa Rica, which was awarded the penalty kick after Alfredo Pachecho fouled Alonso Solis, leads Group Three of the North and Central American and Caribbean region. In the group’s other game, Suriname played a 2-2 tie at Haiti.
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Mexico wins in Eriksson’s first match as coach
Buzz Up PrintMEXICO CITY (AP)—Mexico won Sven-Goran Eriksson’s debut as coach, rallying to beat Honduras 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday night as Pavel Pardo scored twice in the second half.
“The team suffered but they played with a lot of will in front of an amazing public,” Eriksson said.
A former manager of England’s national team and Manchester City, Eriksson was hired in June to replace Hugo Sanchez after Mexico’s under-23 team failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
Julio Cesar Leon put Honduras ahead in the 35th minute on a free kick that hit the crossbar and bounced into the goal.
Pardo tied it with a shot from outside the penalty area in the 73rd minute, then beat goalkeeper Noel Valladares with a free kick in the 76th.
“We won this game fighting,” Pardo said. “But we still have to play better if we want to go all the way.”
Maynor Figueroa of Honduras was ejected in the 77th minute after receiving his second yellow card.
In the group’s other match, Jamaica gained a 1-1 tie at Canada. The top two teams in each of the three groups in the North and Central American and Caribbean region.
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Jamaica hold Canada to draw in World Cup qualifier
Buzz Up PrintTORONTO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Canada were held to a 1-1 draw by Jamaica in the opening Group Two match of their CONCACAF World Cup third round qualifiers at BMO Field on Wednesday.
Spain-based midfielder Julian de Guzman put the home team ahead in the 47th minute before the Jamaicans levelled five minutes later through an own goal by Canada goalkeeper Pat Onstad.
Mexico and Honduras are also in Group Two for this round of home and away qualifiers which ends on Nov. 19.
The top two in each of the three groups qualify for next year’s final round robin stage, from which three teams go through to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The fourth-placed team faces a playoff against the fifth-placed team in South America. (Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by John O’Brien)
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Poor Honduras
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beleive should beat Canada at the Office coz everybody gwine beat dem at home.Is ah matter of getting a draw away to Hon and beating them at home.Its really the group of death and ah wish yuh de best.
Simoes went into the game with a defensive plan. I believe we could have seriously challenged them for 3 points had we gone into the game with a more attacking game plan. But I'm not complaining, i'll take the 1 point. I hope they get blown out in their next game vs h/onduras in San pedro sula.
i dont see Canada getting blown out but i believe ja can beat Canada & Hon at home
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Out of the semi-final round and hex?
Semifinal Round/Ronda Semifinales
Group/Grupo AGroup/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E +/- PTS
Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 0 0 3:1 3
USA 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
Guatemala 1 0 1 0 0:1 0
Cuba 1 0 1 0 1:3 0
20.8.2008 Cuba - Trinidad & Tobago 1:3 (0:1) La Habana, CUB
20.8.2008 Guatemala - USA 0:1 (0:0) Ciudad de Guatemala, GUA
6.9.2008 Trinidad & Tobago - Guatemala TBD TBD, TRI
6.9.2008 Cuba - USA 20:00 La Habana, CUB
10.9.2008 USA - Trinidad & Tobago 19:00 Bridgeview, Illinois USA
10.9.2008 Guatemala - Cuba 20:00 Ciudad de Guatemala, GUA
11.10.2008 Guatemala - Trinidad & Tobago 20:00 Ciudad de Guatemala, GUA
11.10.2008 USA - Cuba 16:00 Washington, D.C. USA
15.10.2008 Trinidad & Tobago - USA TBD TBD, TRI
15.10.2008 Cuba - Guatemala 20:00 La Habana, CUB
19.11.2008 Trinidad & Tobago - Cuba TBD TBD, TRI
19.11.2008 USA - Guatemala TBD Commerce City, Colorado USA
Group/Grupo BGroup/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E +/- PTS
Mexico 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
Canada 1 0 0 0 1:1 1
Jamaica 1 0 0 1 1:1 1
Honduras 1 0 1 0 1:2 0
20.8.2008 Canada - Jamaica 1:1 (0:0) Toronto, Ontario CAN
20.8.2008 Mexico - Honduras 2:1 (0:1) Ciudad de Mexico, MEX
6.9.2008 Jamaica - Mexico 19:00 Kingston, JAM
6.9.2008 Canada - Honduras 20:00 Montreal, Quebec CAN
10.9.2008 Honduras - Jamaica TBD TBD, HON
10.9.2008 Mexico - Canada 20:00 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas MEX
11.10.2008 Mexico - Jamaica 21:00 Ciudad de Mexico, MEX
11.10.2008 Honduras - Canada TBD TBD, HON
15.10.2008 Jamaica - Honduras 19:00 Kingston, JAM
15.10.2008 Canada - Mexico 19:00 Edmonton, Alberta CAN
19.11.2008 Jamaica - Canada TBD Kingston, JAM
19.11.2008 Honduras - Mexico TBD TBD, HON
Group/Grupo CGroup/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E +/- PTS
Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
Haiti 1 0 0 1 2:2 1
Surinam 1 0 0 1 2:2 1
El Salvador 1 0 1 0 0:1 0
20.8.2008 Costa Rica - El Salvador 1:0 (0:0) San Jose, CRC
20.8.2008 Haiti - Surinam 2:2 (0:2) Port-au-Prince, HAI
6.9.2008 El Salvador - Haiti 20:00 San Salvador, SLV
6.9.2008 Costa Rica - Surinam 20:00 San Jose, CRC
10.9.2008 Surinam - El Salvador 16:30 Paramaribo, SUR
10.9.2008 Haiti - Costa Rica 17:00 Port-au-Prince, HAI
11.10.2008 Haiti - El Salvador 17:00 Port-au-Prince, HAI
11.10.2008 Surinam - Costa Rica 16:30 Paramaribo, SUR
15.10.2008 El Salvador - Surinam 20:00 San Salvador, SLV
15.10.2008 Costa Rica - Haiti 20:00 San Jose, CRC
19.11.2008 El Salvador - Costa Rica TBD San Salvador, SLV
19.11.2008 Surinam - Haiti TBD Paramaribo, SUR
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FT Suriname 0 - 2 El Salvador (http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=877366.html)
1 [0 - 1] Martin
12 [0 - 2] Zeleya
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i kinda expected suriname to take this game
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FT Haiti 1 - 3 Costa Rica
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FT Mexico 2 - 1 Canada
FT Honduras 2 - 0 Jamaica
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So the Hex could look something like this:
Mex
USA
CR
Hond
ESal
TT or Guat.
For us to be certain of a place and an automatic place we have to beat all those teams at home because we would most likely be beaten by all those teams away, apart from El Salvador.In theory that is how it looks to me but we know things dont always work that way.We now have to hope that things get better than they are at present especially with the new selection policy,John,Birchill,Samuel,Lawrence etc.This change gives us more of a chance than we had before and we can certainly surprise some of the big guns at home and even take points away to them.I am seeing some light in the horizon.
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We don't traditionally lose WCQ's in Honduras. But the Hex does seem to be more competitive than last time around, and on par with the one in 2001 where we were the whipping boys.
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Hey guys I dont want to start a new thread but can we start up sumthin where we can all know what time and what station all concacaf qualifiers games are on.
Since am here what tiem TNT Game
what time is Jamaica game
what time is haiti game
War
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Costa Rica 4 - Suriname 1. FT
Haiti 0 - El Salvador 0. FT
USA 6 - Cuba 1. FT
Honduras 3- Canada 1. FT
Jamaica 1 - Mexico 0. FT
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Look how easy CR make de hex with two games in hand..no stress no pain fuh dem and they dont even have no big name superstar players like Suazo, Los Santos or Yorke...but they got the job done and now they can afford to experiment with their players for the remaining two games
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CR is consistent every qualification
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Costa Rica 4 - Suriname 1. FT
Haiti 0 - El Salvador 0. FT
USA 6 - Cuba 1. FT
Honduras 3- Canada 1 FT
Jamaica 1 - Mexico 0. FT
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That is very old news why it on de board?
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Look how easy CR make de hex with two games in hand..no stress no pain fuh dem and they dont even have no big name superstar players like Suazo, Los Santos or Yorke...but they got the job done and now they can afford to experiment with their players for the remaining two games
Costa Rica had no real competition in its group. Haiti, who was xpected to challenge El Salvador to accompany Costa rica, went belly up, thus guaranteeing El Salvador a passage through to the next round.