US vs Panama - World Cup Qualifying
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I think you are forgetting that the score differential on Wednesday is effectively double, since CR plays USA. If they beat us 3-0, they get to add 3 AND we have to subtract 3.
I believe the goal differential with CR is +7. If they both won tonight 1-0 for example the GD would still be +7. For CR to go ahead of us Wednesday in that scenario they would have to beat us 4-0. Getting 3 tonight is huge and will know where we stand as CR will play and finish against El Salvador right as we start.
Indeed. I feel like we just need to play to win both of the next two matches. I cant believe a team that is 1-0-1 against Mexico, and outplayed them in the Azteca, shouldn't be able to win both matches with relative ease. Take nothing for granted and win it.
Duh, my brain was not working earlier. You’re right that a 3-0 win over the US would erase 6 goals in the GD disparity.
Really hope Pulisic, Musah, Jedi and Adams have enough in their legs to give us a good 70 minutes tonight.
Costa Rica win means we cannot clinch top 3 tonight, but if we win, we're in so long as we don't lose by 4+ goals to CR on Wednesday (and that margin might need to be even greater depending on how much we would win by tonight). So win tonight and we clinch with a win, draw, or 1/2/3 goal loss on Wednesday. If we draw tonight, we would still be in with a win or draw on Wednesday vs. CR. And a draw tonight clinches at worst the one-game playoff vs. an Oceania side.
FYI that we'd now be in even with a 4-goal loss on Wednesday so long as this 3-goal margin holds up.
I don't want to tempt the fate of 2017, but losing by 5 goals to Costa Rica to lose a World Cup spot on the final day of qualifying is unthinkable. (And even if that somehow happened, we'd have the Oceania playoff)
At what point does Mexico start getting nervous? A draw tonight and Wednesday with a CR win puts them in 4th.
