I really don't know how it's going to play out. Honduras just beat the U.S. and Jamaica just got a draw against Mexico, at Azteca!
CONCACAF is getting tougher all the time. At this point, there are no easy games. For the U.S. they'll have two games coming up in March. 3/22 at Home against Costa Rica, then Mexico at Azteca on 3/26. A loss in Mexico would be the most likely result there. Let's say we get just a point (or worse) against Costa Rica.... panic time!
I feel angry at Klinsmann for not having sorted out these line-up and system questions before now. The team is a mess. As I said before, only Howard, Bradley and Dempsey are locks. All the other spots feel like open tryouts. There hasn't been any consistency in the line-up for years now.