As I'm sure everyone knows, the Honduras-USA can only be viewed via closed-circuit TV in the USA. (It can also be listened to on the web through the various radio networks in Honduras -- here's one.) I have my own thoughts about this situation, but what's done is done. What I find incredible is that of the bar/restaurant outlets reported to be showing the game, there is only ONE in the state of Arizona. Click to continue reading...

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Originally uploaded by buydvdezy 9500 Hondureños viajaron a la ciudad de México buscando apoyar a su selección para seguir en el primer lugar del Hexagonal final de la Concacaf, la afición mexicana a pesar de lo que ha sucedido recientemente es noble. Click to continue reading...

Con una actuación redonda y hasta cierto punto sorprendente, el Tri del Vasco Aguirre dió una exhibición de orden táctico y contundencia ofensiva.

En la cancha sintética del Estadio Saprissa donde poco puede lucir el futbol, jugadores como Giovani Dos Santos, Cuauhtemoc Blanco y Efraín Juarez demostraron como se debe jugar cuando se porta la playera verde, es decir dando un juego superior, marcando la diferencia con su calidad y entrega.

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Con una actuación redonda y hasta cierto punto sorprendente, el Tri del Vasco Aguirre dió una exhibición de orden táctico y contundencia ofensiva.

En la cancha sintética del Estadio Saprissa donde poco puede lucir el futbol, jugadores como Giovani Dos Santos, Cuauhtemoc Blanco y Efraín Juarez demostraron como se debe jugar cuando se porta la playera verde, es decir dando un juego superior, marcando la diferencia con su calidad y entrega.

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I finally got around to watching the Mexico-USA match on DVR. The nice thing about doing that is that I can go forward and reverse to review key plays and pinpoint breakdowns. Here are my impressions of the first half: The USA were the stronger team in the opening ten minutes. They held possession deep into the Mexican half, they pressed deep, and their defenders even played a high line upfield. Click to continue reading...

Agencias - Con una fulminante exhibición goleadora en el segundo tiempo, México destrozó el domingo 5-0 a su clásico rival Estados Unidos para alzarse por quinta vez con el título de la Copa de Oro.
Un penal de Gerardo Torrado a los 57 minutos abrió el marcador para México y al mismo tiempo destrabó un partido que hasta ese momento se había planteado como una pulseada de nervios e imprecisiones. Click to continue reading...

Ayer el Tricolor le paso por encima un desteñido equipo de Estados Unidos, los gringos así les decimos de cariño, no atacaron a México de hecho nadie atacó en el primer tiempo, pintaba para tiempo extra y penales. Parece que el riguroso penal marcado a Giovani mentalmente acabo con los vecinos.

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Attention U.S. national team fans: tickets for the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifier in Columbus on Wednesday, Feb.

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Attention U.S. national team fans: tickets for the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifier in Columbus on Wednesday, Feb.

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I've had more time to look at the Hexagonal schedule, and I have some additional thoughts. Perhaps it would have been better to post this in the week following the draw, but not much is happening between now and February, anyway. I believe that in order to analyze the Hexagonal properly, it's important to consider not only the sides in the competition, but also the order in which the matches are played. Click to continue reading...

According to the website FutboldeCostaRica.com, the Costa Rican federation will play three of their Hexagonal home matches on the artificial pitch at Saprissa stadium. Those three matches are against Honduras, El Salvador, and the USA. The announcement came from a FEDEFUTBOL official on local radio, but I haven't seen any updates on the federation website. Click to continue reading...

I'll have more to say later, but here are my initial thoughts: Three words. Cold. War. II. Mexico's worst fears came true today. They have to face their archrival away without three of their first-string players. As a matter of fact, the opening three matches could be hellish for Mexico (home to Costa Rica might offer a brief respite). Click to continue reading...

** Updated and bumped **"Now Mexico have something to talk about all week." So said David Suazo after Honduras' 1-0 victory over Mexico. The Honduran press is exultant over the return of the catrachos to the Hexagonal for the first time since 2001. Reinaldo Rueda is exultant as well, and considers the win a "great gift to the Honduran people. Click to continue reading...

(REUTERS) Las selecciones de fútbol de Honduras, México y Trinidad y Tobago se unieron el miércoles a sus similares de Costa Rica, Estados Unidos y El Salvador -previamente clasificados- en el hexagonal final de la eliminatoria de la Concacaf rumbo al Mundial Sudáfrica 2010. Click to continue reading...

This was actually announced on Friday, but I'm just getting to it now after crawling out of my hole.Here are the match dates for the Hexagonal, as announced by FIFA in Switzerland:11 February28 March1 April6 June10 June12 August5 September9 September10 October14 OctoberThe USA's match on 10 June will be played on the 3rd because of their obligation to play the Confederations Cup in South Africa. Click to continue reading...

A reader asked me if CONCACAF have set a schedule for next year's Hexagonal. They have not at this time, but FIFA have set aside five international match windows for 2009. They are:28 March - 1 April6-10 June5-9 September10-14 October14-18 NovemberIf past qualifying cycles are anything to go by, CONCACAF gets the representatives of the final six teams together in New York or Miami and the schedule is agreed upon. Click to continue reading...

Why Kenny Why? Kenny wrote on the FC Dallas blog earlier this week: "I feel so fortunate and honored to have been invited to join up with the U.S. Men's National team in Trinidad and Tobago. I made the difficult decision to pass on this opportunity because I had picked up a virus and have been [...] Click to continue reading...