i think you will find the USA coming back to the back slightly in 2010 qualies....i think they will be the 2nd team in the Hex, but the new players, im not sure if they will end up being better than Mexico overall, which looked really good in the COPA.....
Costa rica and honduras to me are stil in the nunt for 3 but Panama is gonna strike them down Panama ca beat both those tem all of them full stregnth. Panama has players in europe and people dont seem to know well let me help you out Blas Perez - Hercules CF Spain Gabriel Gomez- OS Belenese- Portugal Nicolas Munoz- OS Belenese- Portugal Jose Luis Garces- CSKA Sofia- Bulgaria Luis Henriquez- Team in Poland first Division Possibly Felipe Baloy- Numerous reports I have read around the web of Newcastle United wanting to buy him form Monterrey. Theres more interest from European clubs to other plays 4 from the senior side and 2 from the u-20. Also the players that are emigrating to South America and Mexico. These players are only bound to get better at their new club so be on the look out cause Panama can go for more than just 3 they played Mexico and USA and gave them tough times with only 9 or 10 players on the feild present.
Panamanias are still a young group, and the leagues in Eastern Europe are not even equal to the average South American. It will take time for them to reach the level of Honduras or Costa Rica. They´re not far away, but still not there yet.