The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team begins qualification for the Under-17 World Cup today when they take on Haiti in the CONCACAF Under-17 Qualifying Tournament in Panama (6:30pm, Fox Soccer Channel).
Head coach Richie Williams will be leading out a team led by standouts such as Shaquell Mo0re and Rubio Rubin in a match they will be expected to win.
SBI will be providing live commentary on tonight’s match so please feel free to follow along here. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Tonight’s commentary is after the jump):
Haiti has a player named Fredrik Stivenson?
Why are there no players from Dalton on this team! Dalton, Georgia . . . Come on us soccer!
HAITI DOMINATED
Team USA need to step-it-up
I AGREE!!!
Uhm Haiti did not dominate. They had the better first half, but the US dominated the second half.
Turned it off when I saw the commercial with Tony Dicco’s partnership with some British soccer camp group. Literally almost threw up.
This is just what we need, more Brit coaches over here moving up the ladder by using an accent and a false resume
So Junior Flores is his generation’s ADU?
Nope just the fanbase and media hyping a talented player way to soon again ahem ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle.
Haiti has some talent. This trend of the young USA teams diving and showing bad sportsmanship is disturbing.
haiti may have some talent but it sounds (not watching) as if they dont get the fitness training required. curious if anyone else thinks our team is showing those traits you mention. cant imagine richie williams would put up with it
I felt like I saw diving with the U20s in WC qualification, my friends agreed. The announcers in the game right now mentioned that we didnt play it back to Haiti after and injury and then Rubin ( I think it was him) clearly embellished when he was barely fouled – stopped watching at that point. I just hope that sort of thing is not the future of US soccer.
This sort of thing is the PRESENT of US soccer. Did you see Dempsey get another yellow for diving today?
anyone got a link? firstrow is missing it
I was going to ask the same thing…please have mercy on us good people 🙂