We’re at the midway point of qualifying and the USA is back at the top of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying standings. After the latest 2-0 victory over Mexico in Ohio, the Americans are now in the driver’s seat in the chase for one of the top three spots inย the table which comes with aย direct ticketย to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Canada and Panama kept up the chase behind the two CONCACAF powers. Both won their matches in Matchday 7 with the Canadians beating the Ticos at home, and Panama pulling off the result of the matchday, coming back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 on the road in Honduras.
Those results leave the other half of the table in precarious position. A group of three teams — Costa Rica, Jamaica, El Salvador — are now five points behind Panama for fourth place. The fourth-place team will advance to an intercontinental play-in series to the World Cup.
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The top three teams in the standings earn a direct berth to the 2022 Qatar World Cup, while the fourth-place team advances to an intercontinental playoff. The first standings tiebreakers are (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored and (3) most points obtained from matches between teams that are tied. The full list of tiebreakers follows at the end of this post.
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Standings & Results
| Team |
PTS |
GP |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| 1. USA |
14 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
| 2. Mexico |
14 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
+5 |
| 3. Canada |
13 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
| 4. Panama |
11 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
+1 |
| 5. Costa Rica |
6 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
| 6. Jamaica |
6 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
-4 |
| 7. El Salvador |
6 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
-5 |
| 8. Honduras |
3 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
-9 |
Matchday 7
| Date |
Match |
ย |
| Fri, Nov. 12, 2021 |
Honduras 2, Panama 3 |
Highlights |
| Fri, Nov. 12, 2021 |
USA 2, Mexico 0 |
Highlights |
| Fri, Nov. 12, 2021 |
Canada 1, Costa Rica 0 |
Highlights |
| Fri, Nov. 12, 2021 |
El Salvador 1, Jamaica 1 |
Highlights |
Matchday 8
| Date |
Match |
Time (ET) |
TV Channels |
Stream |
| Tues, Nov. 16, 2021 |
Jamaica vs. USA |
5 p.m. |
Universo |
fuboTV, Paramount+ |
| Tues, Nov. 16, 2021 |
Costa Rica vs. Honduras |
8 p.m. |
โ |
Telemundo, Paramount+ |
| Tues, Nov. 16, 2021 |
Panama vs. El Salvador |
8 p.m. |
โ |
Telemundo, Paramount+ |
| Tues, Nov. 16, 2021 |
Canada vs. Mexico |
9 p.m. |
Telemundo |
fuboTV, Paramount+ |
Matchday 9
| Date |
Match |
Time (ET) |
Stream |
| Thurs, Jan. 27, 2022 |
Honduras vs. Canada |
TBD |
TBD |
| Thurs, Jan. 27, 2022 |
USA vs. El Salvador |
TBD |
TBD |
| Thurs, Jan. 27, 2022 |
Costa Rica vs. Panama |
TBD |
TBD |
| Thurs, Jan. 27, 2022 |
Jamaica vs. Mexico |
TBD |
TBD |
Matchday 10
| Date |
Match |
Time (ET) |
Stream |
| Sun, Jan. 30, 2022 |
Canada vs. USA |
TBD |
TBD |
| Sun, Jan. 30, 2022 |
Honduras vs. El Salvador |
TBD |
TBD |
| Sun, Jan. 30, 2022 |
Mexico vs. Costa Rica |
TBD |
TBD |
| Sun, Jan. 30, 2022 |
Panama vs. Jamaica |
TBD |
TBD |
Matchday 11
| Date |
Match |
Time (ET) |
Stream |
| Wed, Feb. 2, 2022 |
El Salvador vs. Canada |
TBD |
TBD |
| Wed, Feb. 2, 2022 |
USA vs. Honduras |
TBD |
TBD |
| Wed, Feb. 2, 2022 |
Mexico vs. Panama |
TBD |
TBD |
| Wed, Feb. 2, 2022 |
Jamaica vs. Costa Rica |
TBD |
TBD |
Matchday 12
| Date |
Match |
Time (ET) |
Stream |
| Thurs, March 24, 2022 |
Costa Rica vs. Canada |
TBD |
TBD |
| Thurs, March 24, 2022 |
Panama vs. Honduras |
TBD |
TBD |
| Thurs, March 24, 2022 |
Jamaica vs. El Salvador |
TBD |
TBD |
| Thurs, March 24, 2022 |
Mexico vs. USA |
TBD |
TBD |
Matchday 13
| Date |
Match |
Time (ET) |
Stream |
| Sun, March 27, 2022 |
Canada vs. Jamaica |
TBD |
TBD |
| Sun, March 27, 2022 |
Honduras vs. Mexico |
TBD |
TBD |
| Sun, March 27, 2022 |
El Salvador vs. Costa Rica |
TBD |
TBD |
| Sun, March 27, 2022 |
USA vs. Panama |
TBD |
TBD |
Matchday 14
| Date |
Match |
Time (ET) |
Stream |
| Wed, March 30, 2022 |
Panama vs. Canada |
TBD |
TBD |
| Wed, March 30, 2022 |
Jamaica vs. Honduras |
TBD |
TBD |
| Wed, March 30, 2022 |
Mexico vs. El Salvador |
TBD |
TBD |
| Wed, March 30, 2022 |
Costa Rica vs. USA |
TBD |
TBD |
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying results & highlights
Matchday 1
| Date |
Match |
ย |
| Thurs, Sept. 2, 2021 |
Canada 1, Honduras 1 |
Highlights |
| Thurs, Sept. 2, 2021 |
Panama 0, Costa Rica 0 |
Highlights |
| Thurs, Sept. 2, 2021 |
Mexico 2, Jamaica 1 |
Highlights |
| Thurs, Sept. 2, 2021 |
El Salvador 0, USA 0 |
Highlights |
Matchday 2
| Date |
Match |
ย |
| Sun, Sept. 5, 2021 |
Jamaica 0, Panama 3 |
Highlights |
| Sun, Sept. 5, 2021 |
Costa Rica 0, Mexico 1 |
Highlights |
| Sun, Sept. 5, 2021 |
El Salvador 0, Honduras 0 |
Highlights |
| Sun, Sept. 5, 2021 |
USA 1, Canada 1 |
Highlights |
Matchday 3
| Date |
Match |
ย |
| Wed, Sept. 8, 2021 |
Canada 3, El Salvador 0 |
Highlights |
| Wed, Sept. 8, 2021 |
Panama 1, Mexico 1 |
Highlights |
| Wed, Sept. 8, 2021 |
Costa Rica 1, Jamaica 1 |
Highlights |
| Wed, Sept. 8, 2021 |
Honduras 1, USA 4 |
Highlights |
Matchday 4
| Date |
Match |
ย |
| Thurs, Oct. 7, 2021 |
USA 2, Jamaica 0 |
Highlights |
| Thurs, Oct. 7, 2021 |
Honduras 0, Costa Rica 0 |
Highlights |
| Thurs, Oct. 7, 2021 |
Mexico 1, Canada 1 |
Highlights |
| Thurs, Oct. 7, 2021 |
El Salvador 1, Panama 0 |
Highlights |
Matchday 5
| Date |
Match |
ย |
| Sun, Oct. 10, 2021 |
Panama 1, USA 0 |
Highlights |
| Sun, Oct. 10, 2021 |
Jamaica 0, Canada 0 |
Highlights |
| Sun, Oct. 10, 2021 |
Costa Rica 2, El Salvador 1 |
Highlights |
| Sun, Oct. 10, 2021 |
Mexico 3, Honduras 0 |
Highlights |
Matchday 6
| Date |
Match |
ย |
| Wed, Oct. 13, 2021 |
USA 2, Costa Rica 1 |
Highlights |
| Wed, Oct. 13, 2021 |
Canada 4, Panama 1 |
Highlights |
| Wed, Oct. 13, 2021 |
Honduras 0, Jamaica 2 |
Highlights |
| Wed, Oct. 13, 2021 |
El Salvador 0, Mexico 2 |
Highlights |
How CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying works
Eight nations from the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) are competing for three automatic berths to the 2022 Qatar World Cup in the final “octagonal” qualifying round.
The eight countries are facing offย in a round-robin format with each team playing the other sevenย opponents once at home and once on the road. The 14 total matches for each national teamย began in September 2021 and will wrap up in March 2022.ย
The top three finishers will earn automatic berths to Qatar,ย while the fourth-place team will head to an intercontinental playoff with a final ticket to Qatar on the line. Here are the standings tiebreakers for teams even on points:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Most goals scored in all group matches
- Most points obtained from group matches between teams concerned
- Goal difference from group matches between teams concerned
- Most goals scored in group matches between teams concerned
- Goals scored away from home (if two teams tied)
- Discipline points (based on yellow/red cards)
- Drawing of lots by FIFA
The Qatar World Cup will be played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, 2022.ย ย
