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. 1. “Wefailed on the day. We have no excuses.” So spoke head coach Bruce Arena in his postgame press […]
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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 a day before said qualifier was flooded. Not much has gone right for the Trinidad & Tobago national team, […]
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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 […]
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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 losing streak in the Hexagonal to six games, its losing streak overall to seven games and its winless streak […]
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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 the USA waited until the ninth game to qualify. But it qualified after only eight games in 2013 and […]
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Hex Files: Jones and Molino lead young T&T squad
Trinidad & Tobago hasn’t yet been eliminated from the 2018 World Cup, but it will take a miracle to even finish fourth in the Hexagonal and advance to the playoffs. T&T would needto win at Mexico and beat the USA at home while making up the 12-goal advantage the USA has on goal difference. That […]
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Jack Warner loses claim in extradition fight
It’s been 28 months since Jack Warner was indicted in the FIFA corruption scandal that rocked soccer. The former Concacaf president is still in his native Trinidad & Tobago, but that couldend as he lost a key court battle over extradition proceedings.
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Hex Files: T&T-USA finale will be played in Couva
Like in 1989, the USA’s chances of going to the 2018 World Cup will go down to the final game at Trinidad & Tobago. Only this time, the game on Oct. 10 will be played at Ato Boldon Stadium inCouva, 45 minutes south of Port of Spain, not Hasely Crawford Stadium, where the USA famously […]
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Revived Honduras anxious to turn tables on reeling U.S.
In the Hexagonal, there are three teams with three matches remaining that can realistically finish third and avoid a do-or-die playoff against an Asian team in November. Honduras pulled itself into a third-place tie with the U.S. Friday in familiar fashion: goals by players with MLS ties. Former Dynamo; Alexander Lopezand current member Alberth Elis scored the […]
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Hexagonal: The USA's clinching scenarios
Considering the USA opened with two losses, its worst start ever to the Hexagonal, it would be remarkable that it qualified for the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday. That’s possible though dependent on anunlikely set of results. More likely, a straightforward set of results will send the USA to Russia in October . How the USA […]