http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/standings/index.html

We will get out of the first pod and it looks like as long as there are no upsets the simi-final groups should be...

USA, Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala, Cuba

Mexico, Jamaica, Honduras, Canada

Costa Rica, Guyana, Panama, Hati

It looks like Costa Rica will have the easiest path to the simi-finals. The teams in group A and B really get screwed if everyone advances that is favored.

My prediction for the final six

USA
Guatemala
Mexico
Canada
Costa Rica
Panama

USA, Mexico, and Costa Rica advance. Guatemala doesn't choke at the end this time and goes to the playoff where they are eliminated by CONMEBOL #5.

[Edited on November 30, 2007 at 12:28 AM. Reason : .]

11/30/2007 12:28:08 AM

mexico, assumingly, will get a tough group, im pretty sure they have lost to all those teams before. (in recent times)

[Edited on November 30, 2007 at 1:06 AM. Reason : d]

11/30/2007 1:05:36 AM

The interesting match up is England vs Croatia in the UEFA qualifiers. Croatia was the team that beat England last week to eliminate them from Euro Cup 2008.

11/30/2007 1:34:56 AM

i dont expect that to happen again, if england get mourinho as coach, they will be good

11/30/2007 2:05:42 AM

Canada! haven't seen the men's squad in an international event in a while, that is a victory in itself

11/30/2007 7:02:22 AM

^^ England are little more than an overrated piece of four-letter word.

The Hex List:

Estados Unidos
T&T
El Tri
Catrachos
Ticos
Panama

[Edited on November 30, 2007 at 7:29 AM. Reason : .]

11/30/2007 7:24:00 AM

^^Canada didn't look too bad against the USA in the Gold Cup. Their second goal was not offsides in the closing minutes, so we should have went to OT down a man (Bradley was red carded) tied at 2-2. They can hang with the top of CONCACAF if they play well.

11/30/2007 3:54:06 PM

^ They always disappear and give up late goals in qualifiers.

11/30/2007 4:51:40 PM