(in the unlikely event we qualify for)The HEX schedule

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

Got to have a title like that to avoid angering the footy gods. Anyways, draw is Friday at 10am Eastern.

http://www.concacaf.com/article/official-draw-scheduled-for-the-final-round-of-concacaf-qualifying-for-fifa-world-cup-russia-2018

Unlike the previous two editions, there are no single Matchdays in February or August; so 3 out of the 6 teams will have 2 home games in a row and 2 away games in a row within a single set of Matchdays in the first six games. Since Mexico is guaranteed first place in our group (A1), A2 will be the other team to qualify.

As it has become a habit, the Matchday 6 game involving Mexico (June 13th 2017) may be moved to earlier in June (before Matchday 5) to allow Mexico more travel time and rest before the start of the Confederations Cup  (June 17th 2017).

 

EDIT: Thank you ESPN's Diego Cora

 

[Redpunkfiddle]

Thanks for this! Can't wait to see the path that lies ahead. I'm sure the pre draw gala performance will be spectacular!

http://www.concacaf.com/video/official-draw-final-round-concacaf-qualifying-for-fifa-world-cup-russia-2018?sf30498970=1

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

20 minutes ago, Redpunkfiddle said:

Thanks for this! Can't wait to see the path that lies ahead. I'm sure the pre draw gala performance will be spectacular!

http://www.concacaf.com/video/official-draw-final-round-concacaf-qualifying-for-fifa-world-cup-russia-2018?sf30498970=1

LOL. Do you think it will be rigged with "hot balls/cold balls"? http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/sepp-blatter-claims-european-draws-were-fixed-by-using-hot-and-cold-balls-as-fifa-corruption-probe-a7081161.html

[Redpunkfiddle]

The livestream keeps going back to the start of the event - I can't get it to run live.
 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

1 minute ago, Redpunkfiddle said:

The livestream keeps going back to the start of the event - I can't get it to run live.
 

Ya, for me too. It crashed. What a bunch of amateurs.

[shorty]

Sepp Blatter should not be allowed to talk about balls in public.  Particularly about their warmth or lack thereof.  (shudder)

[Ruffian]

13 minutes ago, Redpunkfiddle said:

The livestream keeps going back to the start of the event - I can't get it to run live.
 

Seems to only show the first 5 minutes then it stops recording.

[Redpunkfiddle]

The road to world glory, eh? Wait for the tweets I suppose.

Reminds me I should shave, though.

 

[shorty]

Some of the Twitter comments are pretty funny.

There is a photo of the draw now, though.  Assuming we finish second at best (A2), we would be team 3.

(Well, that was worth the wait.)

https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=concacaf&src=typd

 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

2 minutes ago, shorty said:

Some of the Twitter comments are pretty funny.

There is a photo of the draw now, though.

https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=concacaf&src=typd

Yup.

 

[shorty]

Or this:

 Follow

drjesullivan‏@drjesullivan1

@CONCACAF I just love looking up someone's nose. It stirs my manhood.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

So "A2" (Honduras, Canada or El Salvador) is "#3". Which means TWO HOME GAMES in November!

Please let us make the HEX!

[shorty]

And those games would likely be Panama, and one of US/Trinidad/Guatemala.

B seems likely to finish with Costa Rica as B1 and Panama as B2, but C is super interesting.  

Assuming that St Vincent continue to drop 3 points to everyone, Trinidad faces a desperate Guatemala in the first game who could finish with 12 if they take Trinidad at home.  That would set up a game in the US with a desperate Trinidad, who would probably need a win (they would likely have a worse GD than the US at that point).  If Trinidad pulled that off, USA would be third (T13,G12,U10).  

[Redpunkfiddle]

Our Matchdays are set as we'd be A2- my guesses based on likely finishes

A1 Mexico A2 Canada- Locked in.

B1 Costa Rica B2 Panama- Can't see Jamaica making it, and Costa Rica playing Panama to qualify in the late round

C1 United States C2 T&T- The US will likely be qualified before the last matchday v T&T, so might not play at full tilt, 

 

Match day 1 (November 7-15, 2016)
United States vs. Mexico
Canada vs. Panama
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Costa Rica
 
Match day 2 (November 7-15, 2016)
Costa Rica vs. United States
Panama vs. Mexico
Canada vs. Trinidad & Tobago
 
Match day 3 (March 20-28, 2017)
United States vs. Canada
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Panama
Mexico vs. Costa Rica
 
Match day 4 (March 20-28, 2017)
Panama vs. United States
Canada vs. Costa Rica
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Mexico
 
Match day 5 (June 5-13, 2017)
United States vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Costa Rica vs. Panama
Mexico vs. Canada
 
Match day 6 (June 5-13, 2017)
Mexico vs. United States
Panama vs. Canada
Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago
 
Match day 7 (August 28 – September 5, 2017)
United States vs.Costa Rica
Mexico vs. Panama
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Canada
 
Match day 8 (August 28 – September 5, 2017)
Canada vs. United States
Panama vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Costa Rica vs. Mexico
 
Match day 9 (October 2-14, 2017)
United States vs. Panama
Costa Rica vs. Canada
Mexico vs. Trinidad & Tobago
 
(*) Match day 10 (October 2-14, 2017)
Trinidad & Tobago vs. United States
Panama vs. Costa Rica
Canada vs. Mexico
 
(*) simultaneous kick-off

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[Olympique_de_Marseille]

So...queue the "If we make the HEX what city(cities) will host in November?" debate.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

16 minutes ago, Redpunkfiddle said:

Our Matchdays are set as we'd be A2- my guesses based on likely finishes

A1 Mexico A2 Canada- Locked in.

Match day 1 (November 7-15, 2016)

 

United States vs. Mexico
Canada vs. Panama
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Costa Rica

Saying Canada is likely to qualify for the HEX and things like "our matchdays" instead of "our potential matchdays" is playing with fire (or at least angering the soccer gods)!

[Califax]

39 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Saying Canada is likely to qualify for the HEX and things like "our matchdays" instead of "our potential matchdays" is playing with fire (or at least angering the soccer gods)!

Let's be honest... It's fun to talk about tempting fate but it makes no difference.

Much like making the hex. We could talk about it but we aren't getting there.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

1 minute ago, Califax said:

Let's be honest... It's fun to talk about tempting fate but it makes no difference.

Much like making the hex. We could talk about it but we aren't getting there.

A pessimist after my own heart! @Vince193 couldn't have said it better! I still wanna go to SPS though.

[Califax]

I think it's fun to talk about though. If we weren't able to talk and plan and hope, it would be just 6 two hour timeslots of disappointment every 2 years.

I think with 5 games you spread them around. You probably put the two first ones close together. But if the CSA isn't considering weather this time, it's pretty silly. Toronto is unlikely between the Argos, TFC and the Grey cup.

 

 

[Redpunkfiddle]

If we do make it, crunch time is very early- those first four matches have the 3 home games against "rest of Concacaf".
 

[Califax]

1 hour ago, Redpunkfiddle said:

Our Matchdays are set as we'd be A2- my guesses based on likely finishes

A1 Mexico A2 Canada- Locked in.

B1 Costa Rica B2 Panama- Can't see Jamaica making it, and Costa Rica playing Panama to qualify in the late round

C1 United States C2 T&T- The US will likely be qualified before the last matchday v T&T, so might not play at full tilt, 

 

Match day 1 (November 7-15, 2016)
United States vs. Mexico
Canada vs. Panama
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Costa Rica
 
Match day 2 (November 7-15, 2016)
Costa Rica vs. United States
Panama vs. Mexico
Canada vs. Trinidad & Tobago
 
Match day 3 (March 20-28, 2017)
United States vs. Canada
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Panama
Mexico vs. Costa Rica
 
Match day 4 (March 20-28, 2017)
Panama vs. United States
Canada vs. Costa Rica
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Mexico
 
Match day 5 (June 5-13, 2017)
United States vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Costa Rica vs. Panama
Mexico vs. Canada
 
Match day 6 (June 5-13, 2017)
Mexico vs. United States
Panama vs. Canada
Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago
 
Match day 7 (August 28 – September 5, 2017)
United States vs.Costa Rica
Mexico vs. Panama
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Canada
 
Match day 8 (August 28 – September 5, 2017)
Canada vs. United States
Panama vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Costa Rica vs. Mexico
 
Match day 9 (October 2-14, 2017)
United States vs. Panama
Costa Rica vs. Canada
Mexico vs. Trinidad & Tobago
 
(*) Match day 10 (October 2-14, 2017)
Trinidad & Tobago vs. United States
Panama vs. Costa Rica
Canada vs. Mexico
 
(*) simultaneous kick-off

Thanks for doing the math!

[Vince193]

1 hour ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

A pessimist after my own heart! @Vince193 couldn't have said it better! I still wanna go to SPS though.

I hope one day I'm walking down the street and someone comes up to me and is like "Hey you're that unhappy dude from the Voyageurs forum!"

and then I smile and then go home and have a glass of wine.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

21 minutes ago, Vince193 said:

I hope one day I'm walking down the street and someone comes up to me and is like "Hey you're that unhappy dude from the Voyageurs forum!"

and then I smile and then go home and have a glass of wine.

I think you're being optimistic here. We all know you'd be walking down the street with that bottle of wine in your hand.

[Vince193]

Just now, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

I think you're being optimistic here. We all know you'd be walking down the street with that bottle of wine in your hand.

I don't have a problem!