BursleyBaitsBus

October 10th, 2017 at 8:41 PM ^

So if the US loses this... do we still have a chance to qualify? 

 

World Cup qualifiers confuse the shit outta me. 

ken725

October 10th, 2017 at 8:44 PM ^

yes. We need either Costa Rica or Mexico to win. If that happens we play Australia in a play-in game. If we lose and both Costa Rica and Mexico win then it doesn't matter we claim the 3rd spot. If we lose and both Panama and Honduras wins, then it is no WC for the US.

mfan_in_ohio

October 10th, 2017 at 8:57 PM ^

Messi just put Argentina on his back to put them in the Cup. They needed a win (or a tie and a bunch of results to go their way), and went down a goal in the first minute, but he has put them up 3-1 in Ecuador, which is not the easiest place to play (almost 2 miles above sea level).

KSmooth

October 10th, 2017 at 8:57 PM ^

I dunno.  Maybe it's poetic justice.  I missed almost the entire first half before I found a slightly sketchy website with a decent live stream.  If FIFA doesn't have the brains to make a game of this importance available in the US, they deserve to lose the US market.  Having the Americans crash out of the World Cup would be one way to do that.

ken725

October 10th, 2017 at 9:20 PM ^

yes

What needs to happen for US to make it to Russia.

USA win at Trinidad & Tobago

-or-

USA draw at Trinidad & Tobago
-AND-
Honduras and Panama do not make up goal difference in wins vs. Mexico and Costa Rica respectively

-or-

USA loss at Trinidad & Tobago
-AND-
Honduras and Panama both draw/lose vs. Mexico and Costa Rica respectively