Coming into the final window of qualifying, the Salvadorans knew that sneaking into a top-four position would be a stretch, and unfortunately for Hugo Perez and his side, they failed to take care of business against The Reggae Boyz.

When this group look back and evaluate their play in the Octagon, it will be disappointing knowing that they let a number of early leads slip away, squandering seven points from winning positions, which could have kept them in the hunt for a place in the World Cup.

Their results have been mixed, but perhaps the encouraging sign is that these players have shown that they can compete with teams in this region, losing three matches in this qualifying round by a single goal and collecting three clean sheets in their first four games.

As they continue to grow this program, another positive step forward would be for them to find a way past Los Ticos this weekend, a side that they have not been able to beat since a 1-0 triumph in a World Cup qualifier for the 2010 finals.

Generating consistent offence will be a point of emphasis for this group, having scored a goal or fewer in all but one of their previous 17 matches played across all competitions.



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在进入资格赛最后一关时，萨尔瓦多人知道要想溜进前四是一件很困难的事情，不幸的是，对于雨果·佩雷斯和他的球队来说，他们在对阵雷鬼男孩的比赛中表现不佳。

当这支球队回顾并评估他们在八角球场的表现时，他们将会很失望，因为他们在一开始就失去了一些领先优势，浪费了7分的优势，而这些优势本来可以让他们在世界杯的争夺中占据一席之地。

他们的成绩喜忧参半，但也许令人鼓舞的迹象是，这些球员已经表明，他们可以与这个地区的球队竞争，在这一轮预选赛中，他们以一球之差输掉了三场比赛，在前四场比赛中有三场比赛没有失球。

随着他们在这个项目上的继续发展，另一个积极的进展是，他们将在本周末找到战胜Los Ticos队的方法。自2010年世界杯预选赛1-0战胜Los Ticos队以来，他们还没有击败过这支球队。

在过去的17场比赛中，除了一场外，他们在所有比赛中都进了一个球或更少。