By Jose M. Romero / https://twitter.com/RomeroJoseM

We’re more than a year and a half away from World Cup 2014 in Brazil, but it’s never too early to think about it.

CONCACAF, the FIFA soccer governing body that reigns over our region of the world, North America, put the World Cup right back into the forefront of our minds with Wednesday night’s schedule draw in Miami.

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Por Eduard Gygax / @egygax

Para FOX Deportes

El Mundial no es solo el mes lleno de espectáculo que veremos en Brasil dentro de dos años, sino comienza ahora. Muchas selecciones inician con el sueño de jugar el torneo histórico de fútbol, y los candidatos se dividen en tres: los absolutos favoritos, los que tienen chance de llegar y los que no tienen ninguna oportunidad.

 Por si les quedan dudas, les doy algunos ejemplos: equipos como España, Argentina y Alemania no se plantean la posibilidad de no estar en el Mundial, Venezuela, Suiza y Honduras creen en sus chances, mientras San Marino y Andorra saben que su participación se limita a la fase eliminatoria.

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By Jose M. Romero /@RomeroJoseM

For FOX Deportes

As expected. the United States and Mexico were far too much for their respective World Cup 2014 qualifier opponents, both CONCACAF powers winning by 3-1 scores Friday nght.

Both teams could have scored more often. The U.S. spent much of a rainy night at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa in the attacking third of Antigua and Barbuda and probably should have had at least four goals.

Herculez Gomez clanged a shot off the cross bar in the 58^th minute, but he got his much-deserved goal in the 71^st minute after two of his shots were blocked. The third try went into the net to give the U.S. a commanding two-goal lead.

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