At 8:30 Beijing time on February 3, the 11th round of the World Preliminary Round in North America continued, with the United States sitting at home against Honduras. McKenny broke the deadlock in the first half and Zimmerman extended the score. In the second half, Pulisic made a contribution, the United States won 3-0 against the opponent, basically locked in the qualification for promotion.
According to the latest edition of the World Rankings, the United States ranks 11th. However, in the last round of the game, the United States lost 0-2 away to the feet of Canada, was thrown away by the opponent by 4 points, and failed to regain the top of the table. Facing Honduras, who were already out early and ranked first from the bottom, they did not drop the chain again.
Just 7 minutes into the opening, Acosta crossed from the right, McKinney followed up with a header to break the deadlock, 1-0!
In the 36th minute, the United States won a set-piece in front of the field, Acosta hoisted the ball into the box, forming a chaos in front of the goal, Zimmerman turned and pumped another shot, 2-0!
In the second half, the United States made consecutive substitutions, and Pulisic, who played for Chelsea, came on. In the 66th minute, the United States won a corner kick, Zimmerman's header was crossed, and Pulisic scored with the ball, the United States was far away from 0, and also sealed the victory in advance.
In the whole game, the United States had 73% of the ball, only 27% of the opponents, shots 16-2 on goal, 8-0 on target, 8-1 corners, almost every one of which was an overwhelming advantage. In the end, the United States won 3-0 to achieve a two-legged double-win against Honduras.
The United States quickly emerged from the shadow of the last round of defeat and returned to the track of victory. Moreover, the United States shrugged off Mexico by 3 points in the first game and secured the second place in the standings. Meanwhile, the U.S. is only one point behind Canada at the top of the table, and still has the hope of hitting the first place in the group.
According to the rules of the World Preliminary Tournament, the top 3 in the North American Division advance directly, and the 4th place participates in the play-offs. Currently, the U.S. leads Fifth-place Costa Rica by five points, close to a two-game advantage. Considering that there are still 3 rounds left in the World Preliminary Round, the prospects for qualifying in the United States are very good.
We Global Football believes that the probability of the United States qualifying for the World Cup is more than 99%, and it can be said that one foot has already qualified for the World Cup.