As we head into November's World Cup qualifying matchdays inside the CONCACAF area, the big three are occupying the pinnacle spots, but it probably may not remain that way given the pinnacle-to-head matchups arising.
First there's the huge USA vs. Mexico showdown (Nov. 12), which is always a highlight on the CONCACAF qualifying calendar. That will be observed by means of an equally compelling Canada vs. Mexico qualifier simply four days later in Edmonton. Mexico (1st, 14 points) enters the difficult upcoming stretch ahead of each the united states (2nd, eleven factors) and Canada (3rd, 10 points) within the standings.
Under new head instruct Hernan 'Bolillo' Gomez, final-location Honduras (8th, 3 points) will look to restore its World Cup hopes in a have to-win at domestic towards Panama (4th, eight points), with the winner of the matchup among El Salvador (6th, five points) and Jamaica (7th, five factors) searching for to take advantage and trap Panama in the standings. The fourth-place spot might be well worth a berth to a World Cup play-in collection for the group which can land it.
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The pinnacle three teams within the standings earn a right away berth to the 2022 Qatar World Cup, whilst the fourth-place crew advances to an intercontinental playoff. The first standings tiebreakers are (1) purpose distinction, (2) goals scored and (three) maximum points obtained from suits among groups that are tied. The full list of tiebreakers follows at the cease of this publish.
Eight countries from the CONCACAF area (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) are competing for three computerized berths to the 2022 Qatar World Cup in the final "octagonal" qualifying spherical.
The eight nations are facing off in a spherical-robin format with each crew gambling the alternative seven combatants once at domestic and as soon as on the road. The 14 general matches for every country wide group started in September 2021 and will wrap up in March 2022.
The top 3 finishers will earn automated berths to Qatar, while the fourth-place team will head to an intercontinental playoff with a final price ticket to Qatar on the line. Here are the standings tiebreakers for teams even on points:
The Qatar World Cup might be performed from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, 2022.
