2024 CONCACAF U20 Championship: All Teams & Tournament Thread

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  1. ussoccer97531

    ussoccer97531 Member+

    Oct 12, 2012
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    #51 ussoccer97531, Jul 12, 2024
    Here are the notable US-eligibles I found from those rosters:

    Canada:

    Ethan Schilte-Brown ('05)-Kilmarnock
    Mataeo Bunbury ('05)-Portland Timbers

    Costa Rica:

    Matias Wanchope ('07)-LAFC

    Dominican Republic:

    Cristian Ortiz ('07)-Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Israel Boatwright ('05)-Inter Miami

    El Salvador:

    Chris Argueta ('07)-DC United

    Guatemala:

    DeCarlo Guerra ('08)-LAFC
    Matthew Evans ('06)-LAFC
    Olger Escobar ('06)-New England Revolution

    Haiti:

    Shaun Brun ('07)-Seattle Sounders
    Julian Bretous ('07)-Atlanta United
    Bryan Destin ('06)-Inter Miami
    Nelson Pierre ('05)-Skovde AIK
    Kaief Tomlinson ('06)-Met Oval
    Isaie Louis ('05)-Athlone Town

    Honduras:

    Josue Fuentes ('08)-FC Dallas

    Jamaica:

    Josh Grant ('07)-Red Bull New York
    Ashton Gordon ('07)-Atlanta United

    Mexico:

    Emi Ochoa ('05)-San Jose Earthquakes
    Jonny Villal ('05)-Atletico San Luis
    Brandon Tellez ('05)-Chivas
     
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  2. Maximum Optimal

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    #52 Maximum Optimal, Jul 12, 2024
    I would guess Wanchope would be pretty hard to pry from Costa Rica.
     
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  3. Thundering165

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    North Carolina FC
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    May 1, 2017
    Raleigh
    #53 Thundering165, Jul 12, 2024
    Haiti might have a decent team. Some good young talent, some NCAA guys, they'll be a tough out. Very well traveled group too. A player from Sao Paulo, one from TSG Hoffenheim, Mexico, Sweden, Portugal..
     
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  4. Clint Eastwood

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    #54 Clint Eastwood, Jul 13, 2024
    Man, the Salvadoran-American pipeline dropped off the map after Hugo Perez left.
     
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  5. Sebsasour

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    New Mexico United
    May 26, 2012
    Albuquerque NM
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #55 Sebsasour, Jul 13, 2024
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  6. ussoccer97531

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    #56 ussoccer97531, Jul 13, 2024
    What's interesting is that all the players still exist. They just aren't picking them. Let's see how they do this tournament without them. I suspect it won't go well, and they might be back to looking to it next cycle when they see the local population is quite mediocre at soccer.
     
  7. deejay

    deejay Member+

    Feb 14, 2000
    Tarpon Springs, FL
    Club:
    Jorge Wilstermann
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    #57 deejay, Jul 15, 2024
  8. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Dave Marino-Nachison Member+

    Jun 9, 1999
    #58 Dave Marino-Nachison, Jul 15, 2024
    Berchimas is one of five 2008s at the tournament. Guerra is another. Is Dallas-based Fuentes, of Honduras, American?

    It looks like there are quite a few 2007s.
     
  9. Thundering165

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    Raleigh
    #59 Thundering165, Jul 15, 2024
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  10. ussoccer97531

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    #60 ussoccer97531, Jul 15, 2024
    Yes, he played for their U-16's this past season, which is a giveaway since that team is only 08's.
     
  11. Thundering165

    Thundering165 Member+

    North Carolina FC
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    May 1, 2017
    Raleigh
    #61 Thundering165, Jul 18, 2024
    Maynor Figueroa has two sons playing in the tournament. Keyrol we all know, but his (half?) brother Dereck Moncada is selected for Honduras. Moncada is an 07 who debuted with Olimpia earlier this year. He's not as much of a physical beast as Keyrol but from what I have seen very technical and comfortable in combination.
     
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  12. Dave Marino-Nachison

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    #62 Dave Marino-Nachison, Jul 19, 2024
  13. Dave Marino-Nachison

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    #63 Dave Marino-Nachison, Jul 19, 2024
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    Just a reminder that if I understand how the tournament works, we really want to win the group and take home the El Dorado. Second place (probably) gets (host) Mexico in an all or nothing game for qualifying, plus a set of steak knives. Third place might or might not advance.



    Of course it might be fun to get Mexico and knock them out. Getting Mexico and getting knocked out seems less fun!
     
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  14. butters59

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    Feb 22, 2013
    #64 butters59, Jul 19, 2024
    Third prize is also known as Gregg's prize.
     
  15. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #65 xbhaskarx, Jul 19, 2024
    The leads (opposing teams in the group) are weak!
     
  16. Dave Marino-Nachison

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    #66 Dave Marino-Nachison, Jul 20, 2024
    What's not to like about a first round of group games played on a waterlogged field where our result was was so absurd it's hard to take much from it and the other two teams play to a tie? Let's do this, CONCACAF!

    One of my running gags in this house is that since soccer is always on the TV, when my wife comes into the room I always tell her "Get excited, it's Honduras-Canada!" Delighted to learn that will actually be true tonight.
     
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  17. xbhaskarx

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    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #67 xbhaskarx, Jul 20, 2024
    There is still everything to play for, and FOREVER to play it in!
     
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  18. Dave Marino-Nachison

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    #68 Dave Marino-Nachison, Jul 20, 2024
    Last edited: Jul 20, 2024
    Here's how the tiebreakers apparently work. My assumption here is that the tiebreakers for ranking the third-place teams are the same tiebreakers as the tiebreakers for placing teams within their actual groups.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CONCACAF_U-20_Championship#Group_stage

    Goal differential counts more than goals scored (but less than actual points scored in group matches). Who knows how these other games will go, but Jamaica is already in a pretty big hole.
     
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  19. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Dave Marino-Nachison Member+

    Jun 9, 1999
    #69 Dave Marino-Nachison, Jul 20, 2024
    The DR lost its first game, to El Salvador. Remember, last time around the DR skipped the group stage because of the tournament format, then went on a rather astonishing run to the final. This time they gotta get there the old-fashioned way.
     
  20. Peretz48

    Peretz48 Member+

    Nov 9, 2003
    Los Angeles
    #70 Peretz48, Jul 21, 2024
    Oh, Canada. Leading 2-1 well into stoppage team they let Honduras score the tying goal with seconds left.
     
  21. grandinquisitor28

    grandinquisitor28 Member+

    Feb 11, 2002
    Nevada
    #71 grandinquisitor28, Jul 21, 2024
    Somebody forgot to turn on the lights for that game and yeah, that was ridiculously brutal, what ghastly field conditions and in general it looked like a total ---- show.
     
  22. gogorath

    gogorath Member+

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    May 12, 2019
    #72 gogorath, Jul 21, 2024
    If I'm reading the Wikipedia right, if we win Group A and Canada finishes as one of the two third place finishers that advance, then we play Canada in the quarterfinals. El Salvador or Honduras are two other very likely possibilities.

    We're very likely to play someone from Group B, I think, because the Group B winner plays one of the first place teams and the Group A plays the other. The Group C winner -- likely Mexico -- plays the Group A runner-up.

    I assume they won't match the Group B third place with the Group B winner. Perhaps I'm also getting ahead of my skis, but it wouldn't shock me to have goal differential be a problem for our Group A opponents.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CONCACAF_U-20_Championship
     
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  23. Thundering165

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    United States
    May 1, 2017
    Raleigh
    #73 Thundering165, Jul 21, 2024
    I think Haiti might surprise tonight against Mexico.

    Of course they might also get run off the field but Mexico isn’t crazy good, and Haiti is like an old USA team full of college kids, hard workers, and they have a pretty good keeper.
     
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  24. don Lamb

    don Lamb Member+

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    Aug 31, 2017
    #74 don Lamb, Jul 21, 2024
    Haiti has been pretty good in the last few U17 and U20 tournaments. They've given Mexico at least a couple of really good games, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case again tonight.
     
  25. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    #75 Clint Eastwood, Jul 22, 2024
    Well, they didn't.
    Mexico won 4-0 with Emi Ochoa in the nets. The other game was 3-0 Panama over Guatemala. So, that group will probably be chalk. The drama in the event seems likely to be in Group B.
     
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