Hex Draw/Schedule

There is a real opportunity for us to win the group.

We have a much easier away match on matchday 5 (USA @ VIN, GUA @ TRI) and have the group leaders at home on the final matchday.

Guatemala need to take six points because four might not be enough (looking at GD), unless we completely fall flat.

 

Would prefer the second schedule. Will take qualifying period.

 

I mentioned this in the other thread, but first game is at home and it's a federal holiday. All of us government paper pushers need to show up in force.

 

I'd far prefer the Group C winner schedule.

No back-to-back road matches unlike the 2nd place schedule. 2nd place schedule also plays 4 of final 6 matches on the road, so the pressure would be on early to pick up points.

Regarding the C1 schedule (this assumes TnT finish 2nd in group C, Honduras finish 2nd in group A, and Panama finish 2nd in group B):
Begin with a home match in the cold in Columbus vs Mexico. Get @ Costa Rica out of the way early. The 4-0 defeat in the Copa America will still be fairly fresh in their minds. We've always had a horrible time in CR but this gives us as good of a chance as any to get a result.

Home to Honduras and away to Panama in March provide a good opportunity for 4-6 points, even if the November matches didn't go well.

End the first trip through the Hex with a home game against TnT... the easiest game of the group.

Open up the back half with Mexico on the road. You have to play it at some point.

Home with Costa Rica in August won't be a replay of the snow bowl. We usually play CR well at home and we'll have both MLS and Euro-based players in regular season form.

Early September in Honduras could still be stifling. Never an easy trip but better than opening up there like the last Hex.

Love the final two matches - Panama at home and TnT on the road. If qualification were in doubt and we had to play a home/road series to finish the Hex I'm not sure you could ask for anything better. Either of the opponents could be eliminated by this point and just be playing out the string. Contrast this with the 2nd place schedule where these potentially critical games are @ Mexico and vs TnT.

 

I am admittedly looking at this from my own personal perspective.

 

Guesses at home venues? Could just wait until after tomorrow but I'm bored.

1st:
Mexico - Columbus
Honduras - Seattle
TT - SL or Denver
CR - KC
Panama - Chicago/Philly

2nd:
CR - Denver
Panama - Chicago/Philly
Mexico - Columbus
Honduras - Seattle
Panama - LA
TT - KC

 

How would you rate these away trips (friendly fans, atmosphere, safety, etc) I think I read a lot of positive posts about those that went to Honduras

Canada
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama

Thanks

 

Hotel in Mexico city booked for June 2017

Would love to make Columbus in November but too close to birth of first kid.

 

Would say

Mexico
Costa Rica
Panama
Honduras
Trinidad


Trinidad is the only one I'd say is pretty boring.

 

What are the chances that the June 13 game gets rescheduled due to Mexico needing to be in Russia four days later for the Confederations Cup? I recall that Mexico had a game moved for that reason in the last Hex.

 

See you in cbus in November. Bring on the hex!

 

i might swap Panama and Costa Rica but other than that, agree.

 

So when will the ticket lottery be for the Mexico Game? It has to be soon right?

 

Would expect it with two to three weeks max

 

Panama City is infinitely better than San Jose. But Costa Rica is a bit cooler I think overall than Panama. Both are nice

 

11/11 vs. Mexico - Columbus
3/24 vs. Honduras - Salt Lake City
6/9 vs. Trinidad & Tobago - Orlando
9/1 vs. Costa Rica - Seattle (because Alaska isn't really a viable option)
10/6 vs. Panama - Harrison, NJ

I'd also like to try to have a game in Texas (maybe Houston's new park), but people get weird about thinking we're no longer able to have home-field advantages in Texas, Florida or California.

 

I think Denver is a good bet for Trinidad if the Azteca game is not changed.

Kc is almost surely going to have a game

 

Honduras at Foxboro.

I hear it's cold in Boston in March.

 

I vote for Panama in Harrison NJ. It'll be easy to get all my fellow Panas in Brooklyn to attend (plus the road warriors from Maryland and Boston)

 

I would like to see us try to branch out a bit and I'm not sold on KC as this fortress that people seem to think it is.

 

It's a great atmosphere, great stadium. I think it's kind of the trinity of Seattle, Columbus and Kansas City that US soccer will almost always go back to at least once each cycle.

Although they have always shown the ability to surprise, ex St. Louis

 

So for reference, I looked up the tickets went on sale first week of July for a September 10th game.