In helping build CONCACAF's depth, MLS has perhaps made life trickier for the region's traditional heavyweights. The likes of Panama, Honduras and Trinidad & Tobago also draw heavily from MLS squads. There were nine MLS players in Jamaica's lineup as the Reggae Boyz shocked a Mexico B-team with a 1-0 win in the Gold Cup semifinals this past summer. As Costa Rica dealt a blow to the Americans' doomed World Cup hopes on that night in New Jersey, coach Oscar Ramirez fielded a lineup featuring five MLS players: Kendall Waston, Francisco Calvo, David Guzman, Christian Bolanos and Urena.Īnd the Ticos are just one budding CONCACAF power leaning on MLS talent.
