In Addition To Having To Win Against Panama, The United States Is Waiting For The Costa Rica Match To Pocket The 2022 World Cup Tickets

JAKARTA - The United States national team players are demanded by the coach Gregg Berhalter to stay focused ahead of the CONCACAF 2022 World Cup qualifier against Panama at the Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Sunday, March 27 local time (Monday WIB).

America is currently in second place in the CONCACAF third-round standings with 22 points from 12 matches and only three points behind Canada.

In the previous match, Thursday, March 24, America had to struggle to hold Mexico to a scoreless draw on the trip to Mexico City in order to collect a point and maintain the position in second place in the standings.

If they are able to beat Panama and in another match played earlier Costa Rica (19) fails to get full points, then America will lock up one of the three tickets to the 2022 World Cup finals in the CONCACAF zone.

"I advise the team to concentrate from one game to another, stick to the process, do the little things that are process-oriented and the results will come," Berhalter told a pre-match press conference. .

"For us, it's about doing what we normally do," he added.

If the scenario above, America wins and Costa Rica fails to get full points, then Uncle Sam's country will again appear in the World Cup finals after being absent from the 2018 edition in Russia.