On 13-06-11 10:52 AM, Binder Dundat wrote:
> The hex is the perfect group, the 10 based system is so wrong for so
> many reasons, the hex based system is perfect and like the hex based
> system, this is the best qualifying group in the world
>
> POS TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts
> 1 Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 7
> 2 United States 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 7
> 3 Mexico 5 1 4 0 3 2 1 7
> 4 Panama 4 1 3 0 5 3 2 6
> 5 Honduras 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 4
> 6 Jamaica 5 0 2 3 2 6 -4 2
>
>
> 8:00 PM Mexico v Costa Rica
>
>
> Mexico is doing really well defensively, but they are not scoring, 3
> goals in 5 games from the "best team" in COCNCAF is not very good?
> Then again, like it or not, defence wins cup ( unless you have a
> really good attacking team like a 60s/70s era Brazil or 50s era
> Hungary) so that is promising.
>
> If Costa Rica get any result from this, the Mexicans better start
> worrying. What they should be worrying about regardless, is that they
> need some creativity in the midfield.
>
> 9:00 PM Honduras v Jamaica
> These are probably the two teams that do not make it out of the HEX.
Surprising to me that Honduras is not doing better. They looked like a
better team than Panama in the previous round. Panama did not impress
me that much. Still, a win at home here and Honduras is right back in
the thick of things. All of Costa Rica, the US, Panama, Mexico and
Honduras should be able to qualify through the playoff. Even Jamaica
would have a decent chance.
>
> 10:00 PM United States v Panama
> USA are winning and winning ugly, but at least they are winning.
> Klinsmann is using his tactics again, last time when he played Costa
> Rica, he made sure it was a huge snow storm and that just stifled the
> Costa Rica's. This time he is bringing in a new field to cover the
> artificial surface in Seattle, to throw off the Panama's. Hopefully
> the Seattle crowd will be as good as the MLS crowds?
Would make things very interesting if Panama won this game, or at least
got a draw.