Sunday's activity brought quite a bit of changes in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers, and with October's international break soon to be over, the final games for the month promise to keep fans on the edge of their seats this Wednesday.
The battle for the 3.5 spots to play in the World Cup has intensified, as there are three points between the second place and the sixth squad in the final round. As of now, Honduras and Jamaica remain the only teams without a win, which means they have to double their efforts to have themselves in contention for one of the World Cup spots.
The upcoming set of games promises to give fans quite a bit of thrills, especially when some of the most powerful teams in the region get ready to lock horns. But before we go deeper into Wednesday's clashes, let us have a look at the standings prior to tomorrow's action.
Without further ado, here are Wednesday's fixtures.
The Stars and Stripes were embarrassed by Panama, who defeated them for the first time ever in a World Cup Qualifying match. Now, Gregg Berhalter's men will try to go back to winning ways against Costa Rica, who came from behind to beat El Salvador last Sunday and kept their World Cup hopes alive. As always, fans will be eager to watch goalkeeper Keylor Navas in action, but U.S. supporters may be keen on watching the former Real Madrid goalkeeper struggling a bit to keep their strikers' shots away from his net. The USMNT is second after five games with eight points, whil Costa Rica is fifth with six points.
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As mentioned before, Los Canaleros shocked the USMNT last Sunday, and if they can earn another win here, they could cement their spot as one of the main contenders to win a ticket to the World Cup. On the other hand, Canada have drawn their two games of this international break, but a win at home for John Herdman's crew would be enough to call this a successful batch of games. Canada are currently fourth with seven points, while Panama are one point above their hosts on Wednesday and with high hopes of reaching the top spot.
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The battle to leave the bottom of the table will see Honduras hosting Jamaica later this Wednesday. Both teams have much ground to recover if they want to keep themselves in the race to reach the World Cup, and what better way to do so than with a win here. Honduras will enter this clash after being dismantled by Mexico three-nil last Sunday, while the Reggae Boyz were limited to a goalless draw by Canada at home. A loss here for any of these teams could be disastrous, which may end up handing us a tight game between two teams with the need for points.
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Mexico are back at the top of the group following their three-nil victory over Honduras, but their supporters want more of the same kind of football that saw them breeze past Los Catrachos. Now, Gerardo Martino's men will enter a three-game road trip in the Qualifiers, and their next stop will be the hostile Estadio Cuscatlán, where they have not enjoyed the best of luck in recent years. The last matches where El Salvador played as hosts against El Tri ended with a positive balance for the Central American side, and that should be enough motivation to see them trying to go back to winning ways after failing to hold on to their lead against Costa Rica last Sunday.
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Remember, this is the last matchday in the current international break for all CONCACAF teams, but there will be more games coming next month. Keep track of all the action and plan ahead for the next games in our dedicated FIFA World Cup Qualifying section.