CONCACAF World Cup qualifying is incredibly predictable
If you didn’t know any better you might think the United States’ match against Costa Rica Wednesday night actually means something.
ESPN writes about how this could be a make or break week for the U.S., Sports Illustrated writes about the struggles of the U.S. in Costa Rica and Yanks Abroad tells us to prepare for the worst.
But none of these stories mentions what is so obviously true — it doesn’t matter.