qualifying across the globe who's qualified which teams are
in the running to the playoffs going on around the world
I want to start with concacaf because it's a lot going on in
the region side from the
US Men's National Team Edward and incredible Windsor Canada
against Mexico their first win against a tree for decades and
woke up qualifying I mean yesterday and Edmondson was
incredible to see those seems that the wild celebrations what
was it 18 degrees Fahrenheit
I think around kickoff time which is something New Mexico
players enjoyed you could you could tell that I'm playing on
the turf field and the Canadian Flyers really pull into that
and the atmosphere was Sensational and yeah kind of
the table and I've
been saying that heading into the second half of the game so
Nick how far can this kind of Canadian team go because when
we look at it on paper
great individuals but for me or stand out as a team spirit and
how they are scrapping for each other and hats off to her when
he's done an incredible job there to Canada right
he certainly has I've been impressed in a number of
different levels atiba Hutchinson I think was
absolutely huge last night physically all of the above he
was he's very big for them what they need is is a little bit
different than what the US has I
think we're or Weston mckennie is there fire plug that gets
them going I think they need to stay calm sometimes and
recognize that there in certain situations I mean I really like
them talent-wise a goalkeepers fantastic we've seen him in
the Champions League in the Europa
League do some very special things as well and obviously
Davies and David is coming off the bench for them is is
the big dog and they have some very special and capabilities and
friends that live under performed for a long time we
saw maybe the signs
of something special coming in the future when Benito floro
was in charge and is a very good I think they're very good
they still have some they don't have the depths pieces like
when we were talking about the United States Men's National
Team earlier I was
thinking while we're about to get to a point where Brenden
Aaronson an option off the vents one when do they have
the luxury like that or if he's not then when it is right bucio is
looking like a guy who you feel comfortable getting plugged in
there when someone else's up Mexico has that okay you as Max
was the best depth Canada I think is getting there and
maybe by the time assuming they get there to the World Cup that
death is a little more mature the young players are a little
bit more ready but I think they really should make it mostly
because of Panama and Costa Rica I believe there may be
just a step-down maybe just kind of the USA at the end of
January there are reports that that game is going to be played
in Hamilton Ontario potentially which would be very close at
that, yet
do you think that that really would benefit Canada against
the u.s. playing in that cold of a climate or do you think it
would kind of even out but whatever happens right that's
going to be one heck of a game because the sides Drew
Westerly only qualifying and there really isn't the law
needs changing and kind of the beat the US recently in Toronto
the last 2 years so that's going to be really interesting
isn't that just almost to set the tone for the next few years
is they Square
Off comments on again yeah I'm not sure where you go in Canada
in January and you don't play in in frigid cold weather so
what it wherever it is we're going to have to go there and
then and it's going to be a tough challenge we
saw The Challenge from Mexico last night I think this thing
with this us team in Canada is that there is a bit of
a blossoming rivalry between them there's a lot of kind of a lot
of crossover for a lot of these players playing in MLS
when they're currently in MLS but they previously been in
the military breeds contempt and sports and we know that and so
over time as cannabis gets better and better and becomes
less of kind of the fun neighbor that we enjoy watching
and we want to see
succeed because they've been so bad for so long and we think
that they deserve it there a live Aki and I really like that
about me about Canada those the players the fans this is all
new to them as it's a little bit new to us
as Americans as well but they're cocky and they're
coming in like we belong here at and if we think we're really
somebody I love that about that because they are adding do much
to concacaf right now by it by being good by being interesting
by being
entertaining as well they're really but I think there was
pulled me deeper into concacaf qualifying as a whole this time
around whereas in the past it was just kind of us focused for
me it wasn't so much about the other games but now I really am
at M just digging into the story lines and everything and
Canada's the best one of them all and so we need a Gold Cup
Final or something between these two teams over the next
few years are really important game with a lot of steaks total
heated rivalry up we need the tempers flare a little bit it's
coming out US Canada it won't be long until a similarly on
par2 what u.s. Mexico has become your house
well then that's a mouthful a possibility that cuz it was
incredible to see the scenes and Edmondson absolutely loved
it Alfonso Davis laughing all up in his hometown there and
yeah it was just wonderful to say cuz like Nick said they
bumped up a full of
the many many years but the signs in Canada stuck with
the team and now this great young school supplies with some
sprinkling of experience in there as well it really
becoming a force in concacaf on the flip side of things Mexico.
Really struggling back-to-back defeats for
them some reports about throwing them up. I'm at Tina's
future as the head coach of el Tri Nick how how bad is it to
Mexico is this Ada Noka no qualified for the World Cup
situation in the hole should I just stick with Tata
the requalifying
a qualifier anyway
as long as it's not a personality issue I stick with
them I mean if it's something that's become poisonous that we
don't know about that I would flip the script but I look at
them in and they probably still could have got a inch away from
getting a point in amazing save in stoppage time from Canada
a couple of blocks as well that lasts 7 minutes it was like
Mexico realized it was Mexico I mean from herrera's header for
words that could have easily been a choo choo game I would
still
would have been fine for Canada but it Mexico standards are
higher and I honestly think that even though Mexico had its
own scare it's required to play off a few years ago against New
Zealand that this is also a program that doesn't judge
itself on whether
they make the World Cup but about what their team will look
like at a World Cup and there are options and depth some of
the players that Tasha's bringing Off the Bench I think
are just as good but maybe a little less experience and so
he
has to play a little bit of a game you don't Herrera
obviously scores that grape Kool-Aid but there are times
where he doesn't look like the best midfielder in in concacaf
what she's been for so long so I would keep them I would keep
them through a World Cup again unless we're talking about
a poisonous attitude there could they've just
been playing God and I expecting maybe a little eye
roll from Andy there but the fact that he nodded makes me
feel okay yeah that's pretty good pretty good nothing will
be all right without is the manager so let's see what
happens in Panama and Costa
Rica just keep pulling them out doing whatever it takes
comeback wins light victories to Amicalola mean those two
teams are just hanging in there in Mexico and the US small
nervousness should be at this point of being with that fool
place no one wants to
be in that into consideration of playoff which could see you
travel to Asia Roe to Australia or something like that nobody
wants that South America as well which should be an issue
that's going to keep an eye on and come in the coming months
as we
finish up wilcott qualifying
qualifying we look to Europe Andy Belgium Croatia Denmark
England France Germany and Serbia Spain and Switzerland
Babel secured automatic qualification for the big story
in European qualifying is back in Philly in Portugal did not
make it right on the last day of qualifying
they are in the playoffs now they have to go through all of
that in March will big takeaway from European qualifying
because if you look at the season undefeated teams are in
the playoffs and we have to open prosoccertalk MC Sports of
all of these dates
and which teams are in the playoffs and every single
raging around the well that's a massive teams or do I get to
qualify in Europe
yeah they might take away as if there's a lot of good
footballing nations in Europe which which we knew already
because we just had the Gyros and it was maybe the best
International Tournament of my life time or at least one that
I watched as closely
as I did that tournament it's interesting to see who his kind
of risen in Europe over the last 15 years or so I guess
maybe since the last World Cup there been a handful of teams
that were very very firmly second or third-tier just a few
years ago that are now part of the furniture at Major
International Tournament Denmark being one of them we
saw what they did hint at the Euro Switzerland being another
one all the way to the quarterfinals of the Euro these
are teams that we now expect to
Simply qualify for the Euros for the World Cup and it almost
doesn't matter who's in their group during qualification
either and I think that was the case this time around a couple
of what we owe for to go ahead and Italy not qualifying
the former Powers the curtain current power still they have
to raise their game another level I think because there
have been a lot of Nations Denmark in Switzerland being
two of them that I think have really close the gap between
Limon so I welcome having all
in a fluid situation especially in Europe where there are so
many good for you I'm going to go to national teams that and
we have teams at rise and we have teams of fall it's very
interesting that way and I think they were seen a couple
teams that might just established themselves for
the long-term and those two in South America Argentina and
Brazil book that ticket that both go into the 2022 World Cup
on the cusp which is a great story again it's been a little
while since they've been too. But
I love the you know the fact they play a hoe but such high
altitude make it very difficult for teams to go to Quito and
they have a very good young team they're so that's
definitely a team to watch Colombia or Uruguay Peru and
Chile their
own kind of battling for that final automatic spot so keep
an eye on South America qualifying over the coming months and
I use you're in Africa no qualified teams there yet but
in Africa that are a lot of
big nations with made it through to the final round of
qualifying which I love it, why playoff standings of Mesa
Algeria Cameroon Democratic Republic of Congo Egypt Ghana
Mali Morocco Nigeria Senegal and Tunisia I'm doctor will
happen in the coming months and in March those teams
to playoff in the don't forget to go play the African Cup of
Nations before that as well so a lot of big games coming up
but I like them all the superstars for those African
nation and in Asia keep a close eye on that because I
ran and I'm Korea South Korea look like they're on the cusp
of qualifying look pretty much locked in their boss trailer in
Japan that the definitely not secured in this part of
the 2022 World Cup suck a lot of moving parts around the world
on NBC.
do the latest World Cup qualifying news remember you
can watch extreme games in concacaf on Telemundo Deportes
and online on what show on NBC universo as well so we just
over a year old run around a year now to go until the World
Cup in Qatar so
I will get in there seems in 40 qualify that won't help us
a glimpse of position it's going to be a lot of big games, and
woke up qualifying over the next few months and I'm already
at solutely pausing for the World Cup as you can
tell so I know where you will are already starting to plan
for it and all roads lead to