Only first two groups games out of window... we will qualify out of the pool so this want matter too much.
Will have our strongest squad for the semis and final and thats what matters.
Will have our strongest squad for the semis and final and thats what matters.
We lose both first 2 pool games, from two of PNG, New Caledonia or Fiji and it will matter.
Likely won't make it out of the pool with only 1 win. Yeah it's unlikely, but it can happen.
Hay may not want it that early on, but you feel him and his team are gonna get a proper feel for high stakes nerve tangling buildup, winner takes all football - well in advance of any CONCACAF playoff game.
Still rather be him than Roberto Mancini or Santos the Portuguese coach. One of them definitely won't be taking a team to Qatar 2022. That's proper rough.