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Originally Posted by USAManUtd13
Two away qualifiers, two away wins. 6 points. Top of the table.
It's always good to get results like these away from home, but the US has looked anything but convincing. The Guatemala game was tough to watch. Guatemala had much of the better play late in the game.
The Cuba game was better for the US. I'm not sure whether it was the lineup, the venue, or what, but things seemed quicker/smoother for nearly the entire game. Beasley had a great game, which is tough to say considering he missed an open net, put a shot that should've at least been on target wide, and failed to play a decent ball into the box twice. However, he was the man getting into good positions. The movement off the ball was great and we were able to move the ball forward on the ground well. However, these last two games were against teams that the US should really be handling and 1-0 wins are not easing. I would at least like to be seeing more chances.
Anyway, next up is Trinidad and Tobago who tied Guatemala at home. Hopefully the US can build on the improvements of the last two games.
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The Cubans weren't out to hack and foul and just be thuggish in general the way that the Guatemalans were.
The difference between playing home and away was clearly evident with the T&T game (a 3-0 win for the US for those that don't know).
With the win over T&T the US has an all-time team record 6 game shut-out streak going...(it started with the Argentina friendly and has continued through these 5 WCQ matches)...
June 8 vs Argentina 0-0 T (Friendly)
June 15 vs Barbados 8-0 W (WCQ, 2nd rd)
June 22 @ Barbados 1-0 W (WCQ, 2nd rd)
Aug 20 @ Guatemala 1-0 W (WCQ, SF rd)
Sept 6 @ Cuba 1-0 W (WCQ, SF rd)
Sept 10 vs T&T 3-0 W (WCQ, SF rd)
Coming up are the 2nd matches against our 3 group opponents (2 at home vs Cuba and Guatemala, and 1 away to T&T)...
October 11 vs Cuba (WCQ, SF rd)
October 15 @ T&T (WCQ, SF rd)
November 19 vs Guatemala (WCQ, SF rd)