CONCACAF WORD CUP QUALIFIER UPDATE
currently the standings look like this
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Game schedule
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
— | 1–0 | 2–0 | 15 Oct | 2–0 | 6 Sep |
| Honduras |
11 Oct | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 10 Sep | 2–1 |
| Jamaica |
10 Sep | 15 Oct | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Mexico |
0–0 | 6 Sep | 0–0 | — | 11 Oct | 0–0 |
| Panama |
2–2 | 2–0 | 6 Sep | 0–0 | — | 15 Oct |
| United States |
1–0 | 1–0 | 11 Oct | 10 Sep | 2–0 | — |
On the next matchday (6 September):
- United States will clinch at least a playoff berth if they win AND Panama lose to Jamaica.
My predictions for upcoming games!
| 6 September 2013 | Costa Rica |
v | United States |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
| 6 September 2013 | Mexico |
v | Honduras |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
| 6 September 2013 | Panama |
v | Jamaica |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | CSD’s Pick | 0 |
| 10 September 2013 | Honduras |
v | Panama |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSD’s Pick | 0 |
| 10 September 2013 | Jamaica |
v | Costa Rica |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSD’s Pick | 3 |
| 10 September 2013 | United States |
v | Mexico |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
| 11 October 2013 | Honduras |
v | Costa Rica |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSD’s Pick | 2 |
| 11 October 2013 | Mexico |
v | Panama |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | CSD’ Pick | 1 |
| 11 October 2013 | United States |
v | Jamaica |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
| 15 October 2013 | Costa Rica |
v | Mexico |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
| 15 October 2013 | Jamaica |
v | Honduras |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
| 6 September 2013 | Panama |
v | United States |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSD’s Pick | 2 |
If everything goes as I projected above the standings would look like this
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 23 |
| Mexico |
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 18 |
| Costa Rica |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 17 |
| Honduras |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 |
| Panama |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 |
| Jamaica |
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 2 |
The 3 top teams (in this case USA, Mexico and Costa Rica) automatically qualify for the World Cup. The 4th-place team (in this case Honduras) will play New Zealand, the two teams will play a two-legged home-and-away series. The winner, decided on aggregate score, will qualify for the World Cup.
aggregate score is the combined score of the 2 games combined. If the aggregate score is a tie after both games the 2 teams will play in a PK shootout directly after the second match has finished.