¡Aaaah! Un nuevo ciclo de eliminatorias mundialistas está aquí. Un torneo maravilloso que te permite ver a tus jugadores favoritos con el jersey de tu selección y al mismo tiempo insultarlos -injustificadamente- cuando las cosas no salen bien. Ni hablar de la oportunidad de demostrar que tus conocimientos son superiores a los del entrenador de turno. #SorryNotSorryTataMartino.
Poco duró la aventura de Robbie Robinson en la selección de Chile. A horas de enfrentar a Brasil por las Clasificatorias a Catar 2022, el jugador del Inter Miami decidió abandonar la concentración de La Roja para tomarse un tiempo antes de decidir a qué país quiere defender a nivel internacional.
It’s almost been 90 days since the raucous CONCACAF Nations League final in Denver between the USMNT and Mexico, but still just thinking about the atmosphere, the back-and-forth scoreline and the improbable ending is enough to give you chills.
The match was perfectly poised throughout, beginning with Tecatito Corona’s early opener and Gio Reyna’s first-half response, and continuing into the second half with Diego Lainez’s impressive strike cancelled out by Weston McKennie’s late towering header.
Con tres partidos en siete días, México comienza este jueves su camino al Mundial de Catar 2022.
El primer rival en las eliminatorias será la selección de Jamaica, en el Estadio Azteca. Los Reggae Boyz obviamente plantean desafíos, pero el Tri en la búsqueda de la victoria también debe lidiar con sus propios fantasmas.
De partida, la confianza en el proceso del Tata Martino viene a la baja, sobre todo después de las dos finales que el Tri perdió ante Estados Unidos en el último verano. Nations League y Copa Oro, por si necesitabas un refresh.
Concacaf may be home to the most unusual of shenanigans in World Cup qualifying, but it definitely doesn’t have a monopoly. On Wednesday, the kickoff of a UEFA World Cup qualifier was delayed because of a drone buzzing around above the pitch.
Austria’s visit to Moldova began about 15 minutes late because of the drone, but it didn’t stop the Austrians from securing a 2-0 victory over one of two Group F minnows.
It’s been a particularly hellish period for supporters of Ireland. The search for a more progressive style of football yielded one goal in eight matches throughout 2020, and then Luxembourg recorded a famous 1-0 World Cup qualifying win in Dublin back in March.
After a summer spent playing the role of bridesmaid, Tata Martino’s Mexico begins World Cup qualifying by putting on a brave face and getting back out there, but September’s trifecta of matches each pose their own particular challenges for El Tri.
A couple big names miss out entirely through injury — Chucky Lozano, Héctor Herrera, Diego Lainez and Héctor Moreno — although Andrés Guardado returns after recovering from his own ailments. Meanwhile Covid continues to change, disrupt and alter plans by the minute, so don't be surprised if this preview is already entirely worthless.
After two Gold Cups and one Nations League, now is when the USMNT finally gets to show where it’s at and how it’s grown over the last four years. Now is when World Cup qualifying begins. Now is when the matches really count. Now is when we try to figure out what in the heck Gregg Berhalter is going to do with this team, and for us to predict a USMNT potential starting 11 for World Cup qualifiers.
As the fight for equal pay continues, more and more countries are pledging to give their female footballers the wages they deserve. And on Monday, the Republic of Ireland became the latest footballing association to implement equal pay for its men's and women's senior national sides.
EQUAL PAY AGREED
A historic day for Irish football as the FAI agrees equal pay deal with WNT & MNT squads ahead of their World Cup qualifiers
As the holder of the Nations League, Gold Cup and a new world ranking of 10th, the USMNT approaches World Cup qualifying at its highest level of confidence in five years — since John Brooks destroyed the house that Ecuador built at the Copa América.
But the formula for success in CONCACAF never changes: try to win at home, try to draw away. Get that done and you’re going to Qatar; experiment with the formula like Jürgen Klinsmann and you’ll kill Taylor Twellman.