World Cup Qualifying

[MrFlyingV]

So far looks like a glorified friendly. USA had a couple chances but they will have to be better to beat Navas. New Zealand won today so it looks like New Zealand vs Costa Rica for the final spot.

 

[MrFlyingV]

WTF. Pathetic second half against a B Costa Rica team. Trying to blow it but won’t but the look is terrible.

 

[bksballer89]

WTF. Pathetic second half against a B Costa Rica team. Trying to blow it but won’t but the look is terrible.

this will all be forgotten in 2 minutes.

Time to party like it is 2014

 

[Handicappers]

US won’t win one game in WC with that shit performance

 

[MrFlyingV]

US won’t win one game in WC with that shit performance

They need to stay fit unlike the whole qualifying period. The top 6 or 7 players can’t keep getting hurt because the talent level is still thin. Also need to find someone to be a striker and maybe a goaltender. I
am not confident in Steffen.

 

[Handicappers]

They need to stay fit unlike the whole qualifying period. The top 6 or 7 players can’t keep getting hurt because the talent level is still thin. Also need to find someone to be a striker and maybe a goaltender. I
am not confident in Steffen.

What happened to that young goalie, the Hispanic kid that played for FC Dallas?

 

[wildturkey]

Job done. Qualified. Can we fire Berhalter now?

 

[MrFlyingV]

What happened to that young goalie, the Hispanic kid that played for FC Dallas?

Pepi from Dallas is now in Bundesliga at Augsburg and has not scored a goal in a long time. The goalie Matt Turner injured.

 

[MrFlyingV]

Job done. Qualified. Can we fire Berhalter now?

Question: is this team better now than 8 or 9 months ago? Not sure. If they had not gotten that tie in Mexico they would be playing New Zealand (err....... Trinidad and Tobago) in a one off. They are in but by the thinnest of margins. Tomorrow we will their Group in the World Cup.

 

[Guy Incognito]

Question: is this team better now than 8 or 9 months ago? Not sure. If they had not gotten that tie in Mexico they would be playing New Zealand (err....... Trinidad and Tobago) in a one off. They are in but by the thinnest of margins. Tomorrow we will their Group in the World Cup.

I mean, this cycle they were missing some of their best players. They didn't play well last night, but they were closer to winning rather than losing that game in Mexico. If they won that game, we wouldn't have cared a bit about this game, and it could have been 11 guys getting their first cap.

They made things tougher than they had to be, certainly. And I'm not here to sing Berhalter's praises. Won't be sad when he's axed. But they're back in the WC, and it's a huge step for a young group of players.

 

[Handicappers]

Pepi from Dallas is now in Bundesliga at Augsburg and has not scored a goal in a long time. The goalie Matt Turner injured.

Not Pepi, I was talking about that kid that played goalkeeper...home grown player with high hopes of being USMNT #1

Jesse Gonzalez

 

[Guy Incognito]

Not Pepi, I was talking about that kid that played goalkeeper...home grown player with high hopes of being USMNT #1

Jesse Gonzalez

Haven't seen him on a US roster since '17, I don't think. Got cut by Dallas a couple years ago for a DV incident.

 

[MrFlyingV]

Haven't seen him on a US roster since '17, I don't think. Got cut by Dallas a couple years ago for a DV incident.

They need a goaltender. Steffen is not that good. Was slow to react on first goal when it was headed right to him. Very nervy goaltending from him in all 3 games. Plus none are getting any playing time at clubs. Steffen absolutely has to be loaned from Man City this summer.

 

[MrFlyingV]

Team still needs to figure out the striker position. Pepi? Sargent? Prefok? Ferreira? Part of the problem is they don’t get much service either.

 

[Guy Incognito]

They need a goaltender. Steffen is not that good. Was slow to react on first goal when it was headed right to him. Very nervy goaltending from him in all 3 games. Plus none are getting any playing time at clubs. Steffen absolutely has to be loaned from Man City this summer.

Steffen is playing because Turner was hurt. Turner's the 1, and hopefully with the change to Arsenal, he keeps improving.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Sumbitch.

Canada tried to win with the B team and it cost them. Not that it mattered in the grand scheme of things.

Brought in the subs and tide turned and were unfortunate not to get the tie after a goal was disallowed. He was offside I suppose but it was supremely close.

 

[MrFlyingV]

Steffen is playing because Turner was hurt. Turner's the 1, and hopefully with the change to Arsenal, he keeps improving.

Turner won’t play that much. He will play Cups like Steffen. Number 1 at Arsenal is Aaron Ramsdale. Not sure why Turner chose Arsenal to be honest.

 

[MrFlyingV]

Not sure how they are grouping these these teams in pots. Germany in pot 2 with USA so they won’t be in same group but possible Germany gets into a group of death being in pot 2 or they get Qatar. Netherlands in pot 2 also. Portugal in pot 1 even though they got in by playoff.

 

[MrFlyingV]

Sumbitch.

Canada tried to win with the B team and it cost them. Not that it mattered in the grand scheme of things.

Brought in the subs and tide turned and were unfortunate not to get the tie after a goal was disallowed. He was offside I suppose but it was supremely close.

Canada in pot 4? Wtf. But how about this draw for you and I? Qatar, Germany, Iran, Canada in a group.

 

[Guy Incognito]

Not sure how they are grouping these these teams in pots. Germany in pot 2 with USA so they won’t be in same group but possible Germany gets into a group of death being in pot 2 or they get Qatar. Netherlands in pot 2 also. Portugal in pot 1 even though they got in by playoff.

FIFA rankings don't really care how you qualified. Canada finished tops in CONCACAF qualification, and is in Pot 4 because they're currently 38th in the world.