ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
Oct 13, 2012 1:46am
Guat won
10 - 10- 7
10 - 10- 7
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Oct 15, 2012 10:29pm
Qualifier is at 6:30pm tomorrow...almost a today!
Cannot wait, but probably will be out recruiting. I need to stop at a sports bar to watch it. Hopefully I have a local game to check out.
Cannot wait, but probably will be out recruiting. I need to stop at a sports bar to watch it. Hopefully I have a local game to check out.
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Oct 15, 2012 11:16pm
OSH;1296143 wrote:Qualifier is at 6:30pm tomorrow...almost a today!
Cannot wait, but probably will be out recruiting. I need to stop at a sports bar to watch it. Hopefully I have a local game to check out.
Is it on tv?
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 15, 2012 11:18pm
Midstate01;1296163 wrote:Is it on tv?
ESPN
ohiobucks1
Posts: 4,915
Oct 15, 2012 11:29pm
ESPN 2 I thought
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 16, 2012 7:54am
Oops, you're right. ESPN2. For some reason I thought I saw it on ESPN on my cable guide but just looked online and it is indeed ESPN2.ohiobucks1;1296175 wrote:ESPN 2 I thought
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Oct 16, 2012 11:01am
Qualifiers all day long...not good for getting anything done.
Russia v. Azerbaijan now.
Russia v. Azerbaijan now.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 16, 2012 2:36pm
I was wrong in my earlier assessment, the U.S. can feasibly still go home with a loss to Guatemala on goal differential to Jamaica:
U.S. WinU.S. Tie
- U.S. wins Group A with 13 points and qualifies for Final Round
- Guatemala finishes with 10 points and must await result of Jamaica-Antigua
U.S. Loss AND Jamaica Tie or Loss
- U.S. finishes tied with Guatemala atop Group A with 11 points and both countries qualify for Final Round
U.S. Loss AND Jamaica Win
- Guatemala wins Group A with 13 points and qualifies for Final Round
- U.S. finishes in second place in Group A with 10 points and qualifies for Final Round
- Jamaica finishes in third place (with 7 or 8 points) and does not qualify for Final Round
TIEBREAKERS: Here are the tiebreakers if two teams are equal in points:
- Guatemala wins Group A with 13 points and qualifies for Final Round
- U.S. and Jamaica finish tied on points with 10 each and qualified team is determined with tiebreakers (see below)
- a) Greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
- b) Goal difference in all group matches; (US currently +3; Jamaica currently 0)
- c) Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches; (US currently 8, Jamaica currently 5)
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 16, 2012 5:25pm
Holy shit, I hope GolTV has a replay of Germany-Sweden from today.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 16, 2012 5:27pm
Also, in CONCACAF news, Honduras is pounding Canada 6-0 and should advance along with Panama (currently down 1-0 to Cuba) out of Group C.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 16, 2012 6:16pm
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trep14
Posts: 842
Oct 16, 2012 7:13pm
Why the crap didn't Howard come out there? Bad defending.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Oct 16, 2012 7:18pm
I don't think a single Guatemala defender moved on that corner.
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Oct 16, 2012 7:22pm
Mulva;1296869 wrote:I don't think a single Guatemala defender moved on that corner.
I was thinking the same thing. They all just stood there, lol.
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trep14
Posts: 842
Oct 16, 2012 7:26pm
Dempsey!
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Oct 16, 2012 7:44pm
U-S-A
3-1
3-1
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Oct 16, 2012 7:49pm
Michael Bradley doesn't give a fuck.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 16, 2012 7:56pm
Attacking looks solid, defense is ... well ... on the field, at least. I'll definitely take 3-1!
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Oct 16, 2012 8:33pm
Uh oh. Sacha is in. Everyone hold on to their seats.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Oct 16, 2012 9:08pm
I want to bus uppercut Alexi Lalas, even when he's giving us props, I still can't stand him. He irks the hell out of me. :laugh:
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Oct 16, 2012 9:13pm
Lalas is the god damn devil
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Oct 16, 2012 11:34pm
How about Canada? 8-1 loss?!
Rumor has it...they are going to clean house.
Rumor has it...they are going to clean house.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 17, 2012 8:08am
The Hex:
USA
Jamaica
Mexico
Costa Rico
Honduras
Panama
Home-and-homes will run from February 5 through October 15 and the top three teams qualify for Brazil 2014, with the fourth going to a playoff against the winner of Oceania qualifiers.
USA
Jamaica
Mexico
Costa Rico
Honduras
Panama
Home-and-homes will run from February 5 through October 15 and the top three teams qualify for Brazil 2014, with the fourth going to a playoff against the winner of Oceania qualifiers.
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NilesPacMan
Posts: 452
Oct 17, 2012 10:08am
16 points is the amount of points that got the third place team to the last two WCs from the hex, so I think that we can assume it'll be the minimum for us this time around, too.
I think that 15 points at home is not asking too much, though chances are we'll drop a couple points and get either 11 or 13. If we drop more than that, I fear for our qualification (which shouldn't happen). All we need is a win or two on the road and minimize the losses (if we only lose at Azteca, that'd be awesome), and we're good to go.
As it is though, the Hex scares me.
I think that 15 points at home is not asking too much, though chances are we'll drop a couple points and get either 11 or 13. If we drop more than that, I fear for our qualification (which shouldn't happen). All we need is a win or two on the road and minimize the losses (if we only lose at Azteca, that'd be awesome), and we're good to go.
As it is though, the Hex scares me.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Oct 17, 2012 10:47am
Tough Hex. All the best teams from CONCACAF have made it through. I think we are all fighting for 2nd behind the Mehicanos.
If El Salvador had made it over Honduras, we are looking at the top 6 in Fifa rankings all there. Instead we have...
1 Mexico
2 USA
4 Jamaica
5 Panama
6 Costa Rica
7 Honduras
Thats pretty crazy. One of the toughest Hex we have seen. No one who is a true outlier. I wouldnt be shocked if any of the 6 go through.
If El Salvador had made it over Honduras, we are looking at the top 6 in Fifa rankings all there. Instead we have...
1 Mexico
2 USA
4 Jamaica
5 Panama
6 Costa Rica
7 Honduras
Thats pretty crazy. One of the toughest Hex we have seen. No one who is a true outlier. I wouldnt be shocked if any of the 6 go through.