**Official USMNT Soccer Thread**

Gotta agree with everyone else this game was garbage and im sad that i was hyped for this bull.

Gatt, Gonzales, Beckerman, Besler, and Feilharber all played decent for me in this game.

See ya next week in Honduras
 
Gonzales & Beckerman played ok. Goalie did to (can't remember his name). Canada had that laser shot within the box that should've went in but that US goalie did a phenomenal job of tracking it & making the stop on a laser kick.

Don't feel so good about the CONCACAF cup now... Here is the schedule for the rest of the year from the USNT site.

Feb. 6, 2013 - U.S. Men vs. Honduras
March 22, 2013 - U.S. Men vs. Costa Rica
March 26, 2013 - U.S. Men vs. Mexico
June 7, 2013 - U.S. Men vs. Jamaica
June 11, 2013 - U.S. Men vs. Panama
June 18, 2013 - U.S. Men vs. Honduras
Sep. 6, 2013 - U.S. Men vs. Costa Rica
Sep. 10, 2013 - U.S. Men vs. Mexico
Oct. 11, 2013 - U.S. Men vs. Jamaica
 
Benny better be on that plane to Honduras is all I'm saying.

We need 3pts BAD in that first match. :smh:

Should be interesting.
 
Klinsmann calls 24 to Honduras:

GOALKEEPERS (3) : Brad Guzan (Aston Villa - 5/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton – 22/9 SO), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire – 0/0)

DEFENDERS (9) : Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City – 0/0), Carlos Bocanegra (Racing Santander – 31/5), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City – 5/0), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana – 0/0), Timmy Chandler (Nuremberg – 0/0), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders – 0/0), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy – 0/0), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim – 3/0), Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg – 3/0)

MIDFIELDERS (8) : Michael Bradley (Roma – 19/5), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo - 0/0), Maurice Edu (Bursaspor – 9/0), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04 – 5/0), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht – 12/0), Jose Torres (Tigres – 9/0), Danny Williams (Hoffenheim – 4/0), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City – 3/0)

FORWARDS (4 ): Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar – 17/6), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur – 26/10), Herculez Gomez (Santos – 6/2), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders – 11/10)

Not a bad roster would have loved to see Feilharber and Gatt
 
RoOk said:
Jozy :pimp:

No Boyd though :/
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I'm not too surprised Boyd isn't there for this match tho, Rapid are still on winter break until Feb 16th so he's probably a little out of form....he's still gonna be a top option for us once the Austrian League picks back up, he was scoring at a very good rate over there

Good to see Timmy Chandler is committed now
 
Now that's a decent looking roster... Can't wait for the 6th...

Jozy is coming in super nova form with his confidence high... Hopefully that will carry over in the upcoming game. Hope Klinsmann nurtures that too... The psyche of an athlete can be a complicated thing... Need that confidence...
 
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I do enjoy a reason to drink on a Wednesday afternoon. :pimp:

Booked my flight to Denver in March. Can't wait.
 
Fresh off the press...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/so...-world-cup-qualifying/?sct=hp_wr_a1&eref=sihp


Grant Wahl>PLANET FUTBOL

U.S. opens tricky final round of World Cup qualifying at Honduras

Let's start off by being honest: The United States has no business not qualifying for World Cup 2014. The final six-team round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying -- aka, the Hexagonal -- begins for the U.S. in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Wednesday (4 p.m. ET, BeIN Sport). The math is simple: The top three finishers will advance to Brazil 2014, while the fourth-place team will go to a highly winnable playoff against the top qualifier from Oceania (almost certainly New Zealand).
Bottom line: Four of these six CONCACAF teams -- the U.S., Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Panama -- will likely make it to the World Cup, and if the U.S. can't finish in the top four, well, then something's very, very wrong.

That's not to say everything will be easy for the in the 10-game tournament that starts Wednesday and continues through October. Cow-pasture fields, bush-league officiating, 2 a.m. fire alarms, in-stadium projectiles and good-old-fashioned Uncle Sam-bashing are just a few of the things U.S. players can look forward to on their peregrinations through Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. What's more, CONCACAF teams are deeper and better than we've usually seen in the past.
And more than ever for the U.S., there is also pressure from within including Jurgen Klinsmann, who won a World Cup as a player and flatly says his team should be scrutinized more closely; hardened European club veterans like Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley and Tim Howard, who know what it takes to succeed; and from an ever-growing, ever-more-sophisticated U.S. fan base that won't accept failure or excuses.

This is what it's like to become a soccer country. And if that's the case, maybe the Spanish-speakers have it right. They don't call these games qualifiers, but rather eliminatorias (elimination games). In their eyes, you play the games to winnow the field. As of Monday, 83 nations have already been eliminated from World Cup 2014 from a field that started at 203. By mid-November, 88 more countries will be culled from the pack in eliminatorias all over the planet. The 32 left standing will head to Brazil in June 2014 to play for the most coveted trophy in sports.

On the one hand, the U.S. should feel lucky to be in CONCACAF, where qualifying is easier than in, say, Europe. But these 10 games and their attendant obstacles will give the four survivors the right to say they have earned their way forward. The collective idea of we came through this ordeal together is a powerful force, not just for players but for fans, too. Consider the American Outlaws, the rabid U.S. supporters group. Not many of them would travel for fun to Mexico City or Kingston, Jamaica, or San Pedro Sula (the world's most violent city, per the U.S. State Department).

But they'll be in those places during the Hexagonal -- supporting their U.S. team, enduring the scary atmosphere of Estadio Azteca and crossing a few more things (more eliminatorias, if you will) off their Rough Guide bucket list of soccer fandom. The next eight months will be an adventure for everyone.

Hexagonal Storylines

• The continued rise of Michael Bradley. After becoming a regular starter in Italy for AS Roma, Bradley is arguably the most important player on the U.S. team, a two-way central midfielder who controls the rhythm of the game. Will Klinsmann also consider making Bradley the new U.S. captain in 2013?

• Change in the central defense? Stoke City's Geoff Cameron has already solidified one of the center back spots thanks to a breakthrough 2012, but who will play alongside him? Captain Carlos Bocanegra, now 33, is on the decline, which could leave a starting spot up for grabs for towering 24-year-old Omar González.

• Whither Landon Donovan? The U.S.' all-time leading scorer, now 30, has barely played under Klinsmann due to injuries and a self-described decline in his hunger for the game. Donovan won't be involved in the qualifying opener at Honduras, but will he rejoin the U.S. effort now that he has decided to continue playing with the Los Angeles Galaxy?

• Can Klinsmann keep the team? Lately the German coach has called out some of the biggest U.S. names -- including Dempsey, Jozy Altidore and Donovan -- and focused on the "What have you really done?" theme. Will the U.S. stars listen to Klinsmann or tune him out?

• Is there still a gap with Mexico? The U.S.' archrival has gained the upper hand, beating the U.S. emphatically in the 2011 Gold Cup final and winning the Olympic gold medal and the most recent Under-17 World Cup. The U.S. gained a small measure of revenge by beating Mexico on the road for the first time in a friendly last August, but the big showdown comes on March 26 in Mexico City.

Hexagonal Predictions

I've gone over and over these picks in my head over the past few months, changing my mind a few times, and here's how I see it playing out:

1. Mexico. El Tri has become the class of CONCACAF once again, and its younger players now expect to win trophies on the global level, not just in the region.

2. United States. The U.S. is the only team in the group that has to play three of its first four games on the road, and two of them are at Mexico and Honduras. But a 10-game tournament provides more margin for error than the semifinal round, and it says here the U.S. has the mettle to qualify with a small cushion to spare.

3. Honduras. The Catrachos are a hard-nosed group with more athleticism than other Central American teams, and they'll benefit from their experience at World Cup 2010 and the 2012 Olympics, where they beat Spain and outplayed Brazil in a quarterfinal loss.

4. Panama. Forward Blas Pérez and defender Felipe Baloy are two pillars whom Panama can build around, even if reaching their nation's first World Cup will require them to go on a long playoff road trip to New Zealand and back in November.

5. Costa Rica. The Ticos are never easy to play against, but this is a nation that has slipped from its high-water mark of being the first CONCACAF team to qualify for World Cup 2002.

6. Jamaica. Borrowing a page from their qualification for World Cup '98, the Reggae Boyz have recruited new English players with Jamaican roots, like former Everton forward Jermaine Beckford, but will they suffer from a lack of chemistry?

Check back for updates from San Pedro Sula leading up to the game ...
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LyonBC1 said:
RoOk said:
Jozy :pimp:

No Boyd though :/
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I'm not too surprised Boyd isn't there for this match tho, Rapid are still on winter break until Feb 16th so he's probably a little out of form....he's still gonna be a top option for us once the Austrian League picks back up, he was scoring at a very good rate over there

Good to see Timmy Chandler is committed now
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Probably the same reason why Mix Diskerud. Was hoping to see him in the line up, but I guess next time
 
I just realized the game is in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, one of the top 5 violent cities on earth. It was the most violent in 2011. Shoot SI.com's Grant Wahl was mugged at gun point when he was there not to long ago... Hope Team USA stays safe & comes away with the W...
 
psk2310 said:
I just realized the game is in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, one of the top 5 violent cities on earth. It was the most violent in 2011. Shoot SI.com's Grant Wahl was mugged at gun point when he was there not to long ago... Hope Team USA stays safe & comes away with the W...
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Damn thats crazy
 
NEW USA KITS :smokin

1000
 
Yooooo!! NEW Centennial Kits?

Spotted this over at SBI

http://www.soccerbyives.net/2013/02/is-this-the-usmnts-new-centennial-jersey.html

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HUGE match tomorrow. We gotta get a result. I'll be happy w/ a point. The President of Honduras is giving all citizens a half day starting at noon tomorrow so it should be super crunk in there.

Timmy Chandler cap-tied :pimp:

In form MB90 x Jozy x Deuce :pimp:

I'm taking a half day to watch it at the crib!

LET'S GOOOOOOO!!
 
Looks like a pocket tee with the NFL logo :lol:

Wasn't a HUGE fan of the old home, dudes lookin like waldo. I liked the Away one tho.
 
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I hate how they change kits every year..... 

Got this in 2011, and I don't think he even wears this number any more 
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new kit is class...like it alot. :pimp:

Dempsey and Tex Shea jersey will be bought.


HUGE game tomorrow..

any thoughts?
 
That centennial kit is :wow: :x :nthat:....Nike finally got it right with us, definitely will cop an Altidore or Dempsey that jersey is too dope!
 
Sooo, ESPN keeps talking about the game tomorrow and how in Honduras the game is a "national holiday", but in America the game isn't broadcasted at all?
And to make matters worst, the Mexico vs Jamaica game is broadcasted live on ESPN 2... :wow:


Looks like I have to somehow watch this game on my XBox :smh:
 
new kit looks great

won't get to watch tomorrow unfortunately. we can't mess around tomorrow.
 
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