In the early morning of March 28, Beijing time, the 2022 Qatar World Cup In North America and the Caribbean qualifiers ended the penultimate round of competition, Canada won the first to get the right to qualify, and the United States and Mexico were in sight.
There will be a total of 3.5 qualifying places in North America and the Caribbean at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. In the final stage of the quarter-final round robin, the top three teams won the World Cup directly, and the fourth place had to compete with the first place in Oceania for another qualifying place. After the penultimate round, the latest points ranking form is shown below.
Canada beat Jamaica 4-0 at home to top the table with 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat, and reached the World Cup final round again after a gap of 36 years, which is also their second time in the World Cup final round.
In the other three matches, the United States beat Panama 5-1 at home, Mexico beat Honduras 1-0 away and Costa Rica beat El Salvador 2-1. In the latest standings, the United States and Mexico both scored 25 points, 3 points ahead of Costa Rica. The U.S. team has 13 goals on goal difference, which is greatly ahead of Costa Rica's 3, so the United States is almost certain to enter the World Cup. Mexico is also in a better position, with a goal difference of 7, and the last round of home games against El Salvador.
The final round of the Central North America and Caribbean Division will be held on March 30.