U.S. vs. Jamaica 10/14 (WWCQ Semifinal) pre/pbp/post

Well Jamaica is not better than Mexico or Panama so this should be another walk in park for the US unless, for some reason, the US beats themselves and that is VERY VERY unlikely due to the level of talent that exists on the US side. The US could call up the fourth or fifth or sixth best set of players that are in the pool and still beat the likes of Jamaica rather handily. Shoot our U17s could, probably, beat Jamaica without much consternation.

The only competitive match, baring divine intervention, the US will have is the final vs Canada and that match is really without meaning so the US will qualify for the WWC after never playing even one match with any real challenge.

It is the nature of CONCACAF that there are two teams with good quality then three or four that can play each other pretty evenly but cannot usually play well against any quality team and then there are the retched refuse.

Sometimes Mexico can almost play with the other two but for even Mexico or Costa Rica to win against the top two one of those two must pretty much self destruct.

So, one might ask, why should these tournaments get played? It is because in football things can happen that cause upsets in the most lopsided of match-ups. Or, as I have said before, sometimes a hot keeper can flat turn a match upside-down.

In this match I expect the US to score 5 or so. I do not really expect more because there is no longer any goal difference to worry about. Of course that has never much stopped the US from running a score before so 8 or 9 or even more is possible.

 

WELCOME HOME LADIES……WELCOME HOME
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Yes in dee dee do boys and girls, the State of Texas has once again opened its arms to lovingly embrace the return of their favorite daughters who comprise the Greatest Team on the Planet.

Snow matches, dodging Hurricanes, now this:
PRECIP
5pm.6pm.7pm.8pm.9pm.10pm
Rain
59%.49%.49%.61%.49%.61%
Don’t forget your rain gear. Ah see, old Geezers like me, when we are not extolling the supreme nature of the USWNT………we talk about the weather. I’d pay 1,000 bucks to see the Sun. I just hope that the Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass at Toyota Stadium holds up.

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The NFL is insignificant. Sorry Julie, your family has it 1/2 right.
8 hours and 56 minutes to Nirvana.

 

Speaking the NFL here's an interesting pic



Apparently someone was unimpressed with the Dallas star.

 

It absolutely kills me to see Kling in the studio

 

How awkward is it when Lalas keeps saying the current team is better defensively than the 2015 team with Kling and Rampone sitting right there?

 

Off topic but WOW-WEE!

The spin on that 😱 #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/9n4HG42y4x

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 14, 2018

 

I’m so so excited about this game tonight! For a trip to the World Cup

 

Game on.

 

Heath gets a rebound to make it 1-0

So it begins in the second minute.

 

Goal already! Take that Canada! We're coming for you!

 

Wow USWNT out to an early start. Always looking so strong

 

Damn Rapinoe!

That was a strike. The entire time someone was pissing me off by making an offside run

 

Speaking of... did Morgan get away with handling in the box a moment ago when trying to control the ball?

 

Goodness that was a ball from Dunn. She had to chase the ball out to her and then she put in a good cross from near the corner toward three in the box.

Ertz makes it 3-0

 

J.J.

 

A throw-in assist from near midfield would have been fun to see

 

Damn. Another assist for Horan and a great finish by Heath.

 

The USWNT is And One Mixtape Touring Jamaica

 

The ball from Dunn was so freaking amazing. Now that it is 4-0, I have lost a bit of interest. At this point, I am actually hoping for Jamaica to sub off Bunny Shaw, to keep her fresh for the game that matters against Panama. I want to see Jamaica get through.

 

Morgan strike from the corner hits the frame hard.