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The U.S. Men's National Team will face El Salvador in Sandy, Utah at the new Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 in their next home FIFA World Cup qualifier after the Mexico match in El Estadio Azteca

vs. El Salvador
Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah
Sep. 5, 2009 @ 6 p.m. MT
ESPN Classic, Galavision

Must win game.

Appreciate all the schedule and news updates EPJr.

US releases roster for El Salvador and Trinidad matches

GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton FC)

DEFENDERS (8): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Jay DeMerit (Watford), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan), Jonathan Spector (West Ham)

MIDFIELDERS (8): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca)

FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (Hull City), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Charlie Davies (FC Sochaux), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)

Robbie Findley called up to National Team for next two WCQ matches. He will be playing at home.

Findley is a cousin of NBA point guard Mike Bibby of the Atlanta Hawks and NFL wide receiver Shaun McDonald of the Detroit Lions. His family is from T&T so that match should also be emotional for him.

Need to win this one.......

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Mexico @Costa Rica
Honduras @Trinidad and Tobago
El Salvador @USA

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Costa Rica @El Salvador
USA @Trinidad and Tobago
Honduras @Mexico

Tickets for U.S. FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Washington, D.C., Go on Sale to The Public on Sept. 10

CHICAGO (Sept. 2, 2009) — Tickets for the U.S. Men’s National Team FIFA World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica on Oct. 14 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, Sept. 10, after a presale for Visa cardholders.

The USA’s final home qualifying match, which will close out the 10-game final round of FIFA World Cup qualifying, will be televised on ESPN2 and Galavision. Kickoff for the match will be determined at a later date, as all of the CONCACAF qualifying matches that day must kick off at the same time. In the teams’ first meeting during the final round of qualifying, the U.S. fell 3-1 to Costa Rica on June 3 at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Mexico 3:0 Costa Rica
Honduras 4:1 Trinidad and Tobago
El Salvador 1:2 USA

1. HON
2. USA
3. MEX
4. CRC

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Costa Rica @El Salvador
USA @Trinidad and Tobago
Honduras @Mexico

After Qualifers are over
- Top three teams get automatic bid to World Cup in RSA
- four place team needs to win a play-in match with the 5th place South American team to go to RSA

Game tonight at Trinidad & Tobago, 7 pm eastern, on ESPNClassic, ESPN360, and Telefutura. The US is in second place on goal differential and the fifth place team in South America is Argentina.

Starting lineup:

---------------Howard----------------
--Spector--Onyewu--Boca--Bornstein--
------------Clark----------------------
--------------------Bradley------------
--Dempsey------------------Donovan--
--------------Davies-------------------
-----------------Altidore---------------

Subs: Guzan, Marshall, Torres, Ching, Cherundolo, Feilhaber, Holden

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Costa Rica 0:1 El Salvador
USA 1:0 Trinidad and Tobago
Honduras 0:1 Mexico

USA 5-1-2 16 +5
MEX 5-0-3 15 +3
HON 4-1-3 13 +6
CRC 4-0-4 12 -4
ELS 2-2-4 8 -2
T&T I 1-2-5 5 -8

After Qualifers are over
- Top three teams get automatic bid to World Cup in RSA
- four place team needs to win a play-in match with the 5th place South American team to go to RSA

How many games are left?

dbackjon wrote:How many games are left?

2 games remain.

U.S. plays at Honduras and at home against Costa Rica. U.S. needs a win in either game or a tie against Costa Rica to advance to the World Cup.

Worst case, the U.S. losses both games and has to play a play in game against the 5th place South American team.

BlueHen86 wrote:

dbackjon wrote:How many games are left?

2 games remain.

U.S. plays at Honduras and at home against Costa Rica. U.S. needs a win in either game or a tie against Costa Rica to advance to the World Cup.

Worst case, the U.S. losses both games and has to play a play in game against the 5th place South American team.

which is looking like it gonna be Argentina
CRC though has gone south so thats looking like a win

EPJr wrote:

BlueHen86 wrote:
2 games remain.

U.S. plays at Honduras and at home against Costa Rica. U.S. needs a win in either game or a tie against Costa Rica to advance to the World Cup.

Worst case, the U.S. losses both games and has to play a play in game against the 5th place South American team.

which is looking like it gonna be Argentina
CRC though has gone south so thats looking like a win

Didn't Costa Rica embarass the U.S. when they played at Costa Rica? I think the U.S. will be ready for this match, it should be a win.

That Costa Rica game will also be played at RFK in DC. There is a huge Central American population in the area and fans of those countries tend to travel very well. If the Ticos need the three points for qualification, expect a very partisan crowd. I remember Honduras 01, and I can't believe the USSF would be that stupid or greedy enough to put an important (non-friendly) game at RFK.

Who do Honduras and costa rica play in their other matches?

dbackjon wrote:Who do Honduras and costa rica play in their other matches?

Honduras hosts the U.S. and than plays at El Salvador
Costa Rica hosts Trinidad & Tabago and then plays at the U.S.

BlueHen86 wrote:

dbackjon wrote:Who do Honduras and costa rica play in their other matches?

Honduras hosts the U.S. and than plays at El Salvador
Costa Rica hosts Trinidad & Tabago and then plays at the U.S.

and the final matches are on Oct 10 and 14. All confederations are finishing up on those dates except for African confederation.

BlueHen86 wrote:

dbackjon wrote:Who do Honduras and costa rica play in their other matches?

Honduras hosts the U.S. and than plays at El Salvador
Costa Rica hosts Trinidad & Tabago and then plays at the U.S.

Thanks. So CR should beat TT. Honduras has a tougher match

dbackjon wrote:

BlueHen86 wrote:
Honduras hosts the U.S. and than plays at El Salvador
Costa Rica hosts Trinidad & Tabago and then plays at the U.S.

Thanks. So CR should beat TT. Honduras has a tougher match

If the U.S. beat Honduras in Honduras (doable, but difficult) OR ties Costa Rica at home (if the U.S. can't at least tie this game they don't deserve to go), then the U.S. advances to the World Cup. It is unlikely that the U.S. can back in with 2 losses.

BlueHen86 wrote:If the U.S. beat Honduras in Honduras (doable, but difficult) OR ties Costa Rica at home (if the U.S. can't at least tie this game they don't deserve to go), then the U.S. advances to the World Cup. It is unlikely that the U.S. can back in with 2 losses.

We are guaranteed fourth place from last night. 2 losses would in all likelihood mean we go on the road to South America, but we do at least know for sure we're past the "will we, won't we" and now are to the "please God don't let us play at El Monumento".