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Monday, November 7, 2011

November 2011 Preview: North America-Group 1

Standings



World Ranking/Change from Previous Rank

Cayman Islands-185th (Down 11), 31st N. America (Down 3)
Dominican Republic-128th (Up 11), 18th N. America (Up 1)
El Salvador-82nd (Up 6), 8th N. America (Up 1)
Suriname-104th (Up 9), 14th N. America (Even)

Schedule

September 2, 2011
  • Cayman Islands 0-1 Suriname
  • Dominican Republic 2-3 El Salvador
September 6, 2011
  • El Salvador 4-1 Cayman Islands
  • Suriname 1-1 Dominican Republic
October 7, 2011
  • El Salvador 2-1 Dominican Republic
  • Suriname 1-0 Cayman Islands
October 11, 2011
  • Cayman Islands 0-4 El Salvador
  • Dominican Republic 3-1 Suriname
November 11, 2011
  • El Salvador at Suriname
  • Cayman Islands at Dominican Republic
November 14, 2011
  • Dominican Republic at Cayman Islands
November 15, 2011
  • Suriname at El Salvador
November Games:

Game 9
Cayman Islands at Dominican Republic
November 11, 2011
Time: 2:00 pm EST
Location: Estadio Panamericano, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

Game 10
El Salvador at Suriname
November 11, 2011
Time: 4:00 pm EST
Location: Andre Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname

Game 11
Dominican Republic at Cayman Islands
November 14, 2011
Time: 7:30 pm EST
Location: Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town, Cayman Islands

Game 12
Suriname at El Salvador
November 15, 2011
Time: 8:30 pm EST
Location: Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador

Only relevant series of games are the two between El Salvador and Suriname. Suriname struggled against lesser competition early in this group and now must beat El Salvador twice in order to advance. Might have a chance with the first leg at home but I foresee no scenario in which El Salvador does not advance from this group. Dominican Republic actually stands a good shot at surpassing Suriname for second place in this group as they get a pair of games against Cayman Islands.

Final Standing Predictions:

a-El Salvador-16 pts
x-Dominican Republic-10 pts
x-Suriname-8 pts
x-Cayman Islands-0 pts

I'll give Suriname a draw in one of their games but El Salvador will be too much for them to overcome. Dominican Republic wins twice to grab second place and El Salvador comfortably moves on to Round 3.

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