Why couldn’t T&T have been this bad in Couva? As good as the USA was in Saturday’s 6-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago — setting a record for its biggest win ever in the Gold Cupgroup […]
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Dave Sarachan: On January camp, Jonathan Gonzalez, Couva and youth development
Never before has U.S. head coach Dave Sarachan been in his current position as caretaker manager during a turbulent transition period. His contract with U.S. Soccer runs until the end ofMarch. Sarachan, 63, grew up in […]
Bruce Arena's great career smudged by Hexagonal failure
The short-term future of the U.S. national team will be clear on Friday, when U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati will conduct a conference call with reporters to discuss what happens in thewake of its elimination from […]
Trinidad & Tobago coach Dennis Lawrence: 'We punched back'
Trinidad & Tobago coach Dennis Lawrence said his team was ready to face the USA and he liked the approach of his young players on Tuesday, like they showed in the 3-1 loss against Mexicofour days earlier.
Jack Warner revels in T&T win over USA: 'This is the happiest day of my life'
Jack Warner, the former T&T soccer boss fighting extradition to the United States said the Soca Warriors’ 2-1 win over the USA was “sweet revenge” for their loss to USA in 1989,knocking them out of World Cup 1990 in Italy. He was also thrilled at the agony felt in the USA, where was indicted on […]
USA-T&T Takeaways: Playing same team as on Friday was horribly wrong decision
A thoroughly deserved 2-1 loss, its fourth of the Hexagonal, to Trinidad & Tobago dumped the USA out of World Cup qualification for the first time since it fell short in the runup to the 1986World Cup. […]
Hexagonal: T&T's future looks as unstable as the playing field it will use
You’re the last-place team in the Hexagonal, you’re on track for your worst Hexagonal showing ever, and because your main stadium is too expensive, your last qualifier has been moved to asmaller venue, which as of […]
Watergate overshadows countdown to USA-Trinidad & Tobago game at flooded stadium
Barring unforeseen circumstances, we still expect the USA will wrap up the Hex on Tuesday night. But U.S. national team players were met by a surprise when they showed up at Ato BoldonStadium in Couva on Monday for training. The running track at the stadium (named after the great Trinidadian sprinter Ato Boldon) was a […]
Trinidad & Tobago in the midst of one of its worst droughts ever
If Trinidad & Tobago manages to beat the USA and disrupt its World Cup plans, it will be one of the biggest upsets in the history of Concacaf. The Soca Warriors’ 3-1 loss at Mexicoextended its […]
With World Cup berth on the line, USA finds itself in very awkward situation
The USA has never been in this position before in the Hexagonal. It has always clinched its berth in the World Cup finals before the 10th and final day of the six-team Concacaf tournament. Three times […]