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The wildest night in CONCACAF history? How the U.S. exit played out

Over the years, to go "full CONCACAF" has been an inside joke in some corners of soccer social media due to the region's seemingly constant periods of farce and sheer drama. From curious refereeing decisions to uniquely challenging travel, it's part of what makes World Cup qualifying in North and Central America so much fun. (Well, fun depending on your rooting interest.)

And yet, the events of Oct. 10 might go down in the annals as the confederation's wildest evening yet. Over the course of 90 nerve-wracking minutes, the region's World Cup qualifiers shifted and swung until finally settling on a scenario that was thought to be impossible in the sport's modern era: the U.