
The United States and Mexico are, undoubtedly, the giants of North American football. In the ten times the Gold Cup has been contested, only once has another country, Canada in 2000, managed to claim the top prize in CONCACAF. They’re the most populous countries, with the biggest economies, the highest profile domestic leagues, and the most famous national team players. Internationally, they’re the most successful and highest ranked of all CONCACAF nations. The… Read more

FIFA met today, and we now know a lot more about what’s coming Friday. First….unexpectedly, FIFA based its 2-8 rankings on current FIFA rankings instead of a formula where previous World Cups are weighted equally with current FIFA rankings. I say 2-8 because you can’t really tell me that S. Africa is one of the top 8 teams in this tournament. Historical perspective on this: is this fair? This was very unexpected. Here’s what’s… Read more

Look, it is well known and established below that the United States has had a few issues in being as impressive as we know after this summer they are capable of being in the last two qualifying matches. Tonight’s match in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago is one more chance for the U.S. to play the complete game it is capable of. Let’s put the cookies on the lowest shelf too: The United States has to play a huge game tonight because these three points are the… Read more