CONCACAF World Cup qualifying is a nightmare. There’s just something about it that exists outside of the normal arena of world soccer. Up is down, down is up, nothing makes any sense. This is multiplied tenfold when a team is forced to play away from home.
This was never as evident as it was on October 12, 2012. The United States men’s national team headed to Antigua and Barbuda for a qualifier that was supposed to be an afterthought. Surely, the mighty USA would crush 106th ranked Antigua...
The Americans did end up winning that match except it took a 90th minute Eddie Johnson header to get it done against a team everyone thought they’d obliterate.