***** Official USMNT vs Trinidad & Tobago WCQ Thread *****

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Since I started the Panama thread a day early and USMNT had a good result. Thought I'd not jinx the team.
"And liberals, being liberals, will double down on failure." - dedgod
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Game particulars:

Date: Tuesday, October 10
Time: 7 p.m. Central
Venue: Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad
TV info: beIN Sports

Field appears a bit dicey in T&T

https://sports.yahoo.com/u-soccer-may-play-world-145837566.html
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The field is well-watered at least.
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First response from Reddit:
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Pulisic's ability to walk on water should prove to be a major advantage
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well thats going to make for an interesting dynamic for the game
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We better at least get a draw
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Frozen Concoction
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Gordo14 said:

We better at least get a drawbridge

FIFY
oragator
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Any word on Pulisic's leg?
He had a pretty heavy limp after the game on Friday.
moneyag7
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Bruce was quoted today saying this "Conditions of the field were such today they we weren't really able to train much. We'll see tomorrow. He felt good today."


No clue what that means for the game tomorrow, but I would be very surprised if we see him for more than 60 minutes unless we go down a goal early.
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oragator said:

Any word on Pulisic's leg?
He had a pretty heavy limp after the game on Friday.


He flat out got kicked on purpose. No intention by the Panamanian of doing anything but inflicting an injury. It's sick what CONCACAF is allowing to happen. It's not much different than the last WC treatment of Neymar. Open season because there won't be any real price to pay
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oragator said:

Any word on Pulisic's leg?
He had a pretty heavy limp after the game on Friday.

Julian Gonzalez @juliantvreport

11h
Pulisic showed no discomfort 2day @ practice. Had 1 of those treatmnt patches on left calf but seemed 100% #usavtt @beINSPORTSUSA #usmnt
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Aston94
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Wherever you got that quote from they did a really bad job of editing his comments.

Here is a more complete quote I saw:

"Hopefully, [Pulisic] is fine," said Arena. "Since the conditions of the field today were such, we didn't really get to train. I wasn't able to see if he could run all out. We're going to make a judgment based on how he's feeling tomorrow, but he felt good today."

Sounds like he will be fine.
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Game day!!!!!!!

Time to destroy the hearts of some islanders!!!!!
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i know it's win and in, but can someone recap all qualification scenarios if D or L tonight?

..also... anyone know how much it costs to add English beIN on DTV?
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oh no said:

i know it's win and in, but can someone recap all qualification scenarios if D or L tonight?

..also... anyone know how much it costs to add English beIN on DTV?


A draw basically gets us in because both Honduras and Panama are way behind on goal differential. If we lost, we would need Panama and Honduras to not win to finish 3rd.
moneyag7
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Here is a link to Qualification Scenarios and here is a link about where to watch the game. Not sure what the cost is to add it but that article explains some of the ways to watch online.
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Pulled it directly from @ussoccer on twitter but yeah seems like they condensed it way down
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I've watched matches on go90 app before and it was spotty.
"And liberals, being liberals, will double down on failure." - dedgod
moneyag7
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Does anybody have any experience with Sling TV? Probably going to watch through them since they have a 7 day free trial. Just want to make sure I'll be able to watch the game without it going down later tonight.
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are mexico and costa rica taking honduras and panama seriously?
moneyag7
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Mexico will take it seriously because they can close out the Hex going unbeaten. They would be the second team to ever do this, and would break the record for most points scored through qualification.

Not entirely sure of what Costa Rica will do.

As long as we get a result at all, none of this matters as neither team will overcome the necessary GD difference.
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disappointed the game is on beIN....looks like the only way to add to DTV is via the top package they offer...
moneyag7
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Welcome to CONCACAF TV rights lol.

There are a few free options for streaming the game. Link to those options can be found in one of my posts above.
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does the USMNT not have a radio partner? In Africa with slow internet so a video stream isn't a great idea. if not, how about a good live thread / pbp?
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is this correct? the only dangerous results are as follows:

if USA loses and both Mex and Costa Rica lose, USA is eliminated

if USA loses and one of Honduras or Panama win, USA is in 4th place playoff spot (vs Australia or Syria)
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moneyag7 said:

Mexico will take it seriously because they can close out the Hex going unbeaten. They would be the second team to ever do this, and would break the record for most points scored through qualification.

Not entirely sure of what Costa Rica will do.

As long as we get a result at all, none of this matters as neither team will overcome the necessary GD difference.


Mexico will take it serious but the lineup should be limited.
Osorio usually plays an A and B lineup, the A played Trinidad, B will prob line up vs honduras.
But that same B lineup, beat Honduras already in Mexico.
6 players have yellows, Chicharito and Lozano out
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planoaggie123 said:

disappointed the game is on beIN....looks like the only way to add to DTV is via the top package they offer...


According to the link above it is also on NBC Universo (in Spanish). It looks like that channel is available at the "Xtra All Included" (4th out of 6 tiers). You may already have it.
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makes me a little nervous that USA's death scenario is actually possible:
-- mexico was losing to T&T in mexico on Friday until 78'
-- costa rica needed a 90'+5 header to draw with Honduras on Friday

+ those field conditions at T&T, Pulisic's calf, etc.
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oh no said:

i know it's win and in, but can someone recap all qualification scenarios if D or L tonight?

..also... anyone know how much it costs to add English beIN on DTV?
go to sling - $10 for bein
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moneyag7 said:

Welcome to CONCACAF TV rights lol.

There are a few free options for streaming the game. Link to those options can be found in one of my posts above.
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccerstreams/
wangus12
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The guardian website does a pretty decent live thread. Reddit's US soccer page is ok
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oh no said:

makes me a little nervous that USA's death scenario is actually possible:
-- mexico was losing to T&T in mexico on Friday until 78'
-- costa rica needed a 90'+5 header to draw with Honduras on Friday

+ those field conditions at T&T, Pulisic's calf, etc.
I believe that Panama would have to beat Costa Rica by 8 goals to make up the goal difference. So I'm not too worried.

And if that does happen, I think we can take Australia or Syria.
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Game day, britches!
 
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