Costa Rica, the United States, Honduras, Trinidad & Tobago, Panama and Mexico will begin their quest to book a ticket for the 2018 World Cup this Friday. With a grueling schedule of games coming up, all teams are getting ready to impress in the CONCACAF region, which will grant three direct spots for the global tournament, while a fourth team could earn their passage via a play-off.
The standout game for Matchday 1 is, without a doubt, the clash between two of the most bitter rivals in the region: USA vs Mexico. The Stars and Stripes have never lost a World Cup Qualifier at Mapfre Stadium, but El Tri has quite a few players that could give Jürgen Klinsmann's men a headache.
Without further ado, here are all the options to watch all of CONCACAF's Matchday 1 games for the final round.
Nov 11: Honduras vs Panama, at 12:35 PST/ 14:35 CST/ 15:35 EST on beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS USA, fuboTV, NBC UNIVERSO NOW, NBC UNIVERSO, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., Telemundo Deportes En Vivo.
Nov 11: Trinidad & Tobago vs Costa Rica, at 15:00 PST/ 17:00 CST/ 18:00 EST on beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS USA, NBC UNIVERSO, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC UNIVERSO NOW.
Nov 11: USA vs Mexico, at 16:45 PST/ 18:45 CST/ 19:45 EST on SiriusXM FC, Univision NOW, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Sports GO, fuboTV, Univision Deportes USA, Univision USA.
*Click on each game's link for further details & match info.
Did you know...?
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Panama is the only team included in CONCACAF's Final Round that has never made an appearance in any World Cup. Trinidad & Tobago made it to the global tournament in the 2006 edition.
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The team that ends these Qualifiers in fourth place will have another chance of making it to the World Cup when they enter a play-off series against Asia's 5th-best team.
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The USMNT is looking to book their World Cup ticket for the eighth time in a row. The Stars and Stripes haven't missed the global tournament since Italy 1990.
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Honduras has only made it to three World Cups, where they have never won a single game.
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Mexico has made it to 15 World Cups, the most by any CONCACAF team in history.
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Costa Rica earned their best World Cup performance of all time in the 2014 edition by reaching the Quarter finals.
