Before the last game USA were in comfortable 3rd position with 12 points. Panama and Honduras were 4th and 5th with 10 points each. USA had comparatively easy match against T&T where as Honduras has to face Mexico who is leading the Qualifier and Panama to face Costa Rica who already Qualified as 2nd from the region. USA taken the qualification as granted and other two fought from behind to seal the place.Honduras trailed twice and fight back to win.Panama lagged once and fight back to win. Casual approach cost USA the match and final berth , few of heads are gonna role.
Messi turns Messiah again for Argentina, proves his naysayers wrong by scoring a hat-trick to send his team to the WC. But Argentina will need much more than a Messi-show to deliver in the WC...the defending was atrocious and Ecuador constantly threatened on the counterattack...Sampaoli should rethink the composition of his team
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this highlights one thing , basically one should be able to draw the match if they are unable to win.
Chile paid the price dearly