I can't believe I'm going to write this one...

I've written a lot of things on this blog that I never thought I would have even dreamed about when I started it.

This is up there on the list, though.

I remember when I first fell in love with soccer, when the United States, a plucky but BADLY undermanned side, faced Brazil in the home World Cup in 1994 and basically came three feet from the unthinkable (two close shots for the USA, the goal wasn't that far in for Brazil in the 1-0 win).

Now, in 2016, I believe the United States Men's National Soccer Team, or members thereof, took a dive to destroy their chances to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Last night was the second match of ten in what is called "The Hex" -- the six-team final grouping, in which each team plays the other five, home and home, for a total of ten matches.

The USA had already lost a tightly-contested home match with Mexico to start The Hex.

This match was a road match, in Costa Rica.  They were down 1-0 in the second half, when all Hell broke loose, not unakin to the Brazil-Germany fiasco is 2014...

I don't have a video to show, yet.  But I will say this:  In a sport where it is impossible to effectively have a breakaway, the defense was so shoddy for the USA that they gave up a one-man and a two-man breakaway for two separate goals within about five minutes.

4-0 was generous, as Costa Rica called off the dogs.

The only question now is WHY the USMNT threw the match:

• Between their play and their looking like whiny little bitches, it's clear Klinsmann has lost the team and will be fired.  Did the USMNT throw this match (and all hope of goal-differential tiebreaker in The Hex) away to get him fired now?
• Did someone take money to throw the match?
• Or (for what would be the second time in 72 hours) is there the possibility that some members of the team do not want to represent the country if Donald Trump is President?