Jorge Vergara highlights this week's column: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/grant_wahl/06/30/vergara.chivas/ Sorry, wrong forum.
There is at least piece of commentary relevant to this forum: Do you think the U.S. will have any difficulty qualifying for the final round of CONCACAF World Cup elimination? Jamaica, Panama and El Salvador are all solid teams. Can they really present a challenge to the U.S. though? Carlos Alvarado Orlando, Fla. I think the U.S. will get through, but it won't be as easy as some folks think. Opening the six-game series with a road test in Jamaica presents all sorts of challenges, particularly if Charlton Athletic striker Jason Euell goes ahead with his decision to join the Jamaicans. At the same time, I don't think Panama or El Salvador will keep the U.S. from advancing. Panama ain't exactly a powerhouse (it's hard to fear Jorge Dely Valdes), and El Salvador barely got past Bermuda (winning 2-1 at home and tying 2-2 in Bermuda).