Three years ago, I labeled Curaçao as a dark horse candidate for the World Cup. At the time, the Caribbean island was in just their second-ever Gold Cup (as Curaçao — they had previously played as Netherlands Antilles). Against all odds, they reached the knockout stages of the tournament and were looking better than ever. […]
Even though the 2020 Euros are just getting started, football’s premier competition, the World Cup, is just a year away. Because of a changed schedule that involved ditching many friendlies that could have improved national rankings, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, or CONCACAF, were forced to completely rethink how these
It’s hard to believe, but it has been only two years since France won the World Cup. More importantly, there are less than two years remaining until 32 teams head to Qatar to decide who are the new world champions. Because of coronavirus, these qualifiers will be unlike any others. With all of the qualifying
In just one month, World Cup qualifying in North America will begin – but it won’t look like it used to. The format has changed. Originally, only the top six teams in North America (as of July) would advance. Those rankings would go up or down according to how well (or poorly) teams did in
If you read my previous article, found here, you know I said that Venezuela had a great chance to make it to their first ever World Cup ever, thanks to the return of Josef Martinez as well as many young prospects. With World Cup qualifiers set to return, some as early as October, I figured
It was an exciting week of action for CONCACAF, so when the Quarter-finals rolled around we knew we were in for a treat. Here were my predictions, and here’s what happened: Haiti 3-2 Canada When Lucas Cavallini put in a goal in just the 28th minute, it seemed Canada had won. Canada now had a
A lot of things happened this week in soccer, so this should give you a pretty good idea of what has been going on in the soccer world… Women’s World Cup Quarter-finals After Lucy Bronze’s England team beat Norway 3-0 and Megan Rapinoe scored another brace that gave USA a 2-1 win over France, the
The final 8 teams have been chosen, but only one can become the true champion of North American soccer…
Curacao has shocked everyone at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but how far can they go?