2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round

Last updated

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round
Tournament details
Dates11 November 2016 – 10 October 2017
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored76 (2.53 per match)
Attendance840,331 (28,011 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Christian Pulisic
(5 goals)
2014
2022

The fifth round (also known as the Hexagonal or Hex) of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 November 2016 to 10 October 2017. [1] [2] Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, while Honduras advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. The United States (who failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 32 years) and Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated in this round.

Contents

Format

A total of six teams which had advanced from the fourth round (the three group winners and the three group runners-up) played against each other home-and-away in a double round-robin format in a single group. The top three teams in the group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fourth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs to face the fifth-placed team from the AFC. [1] This stage is referred to as the Hexagonal or Hex, and has been used by CONCACAF to determine its World Cup finals entrants since the qualification tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica have qualified for every "Hex" since it first began in 1998.

The draw for the fifth round (to decide the fixtures) was held on 8 July 2016, 10:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, United States. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] As the draw was held before the fourth round was completed, only Mexico was assured a Hex spot as Group A winners of the fourth round qualifiers; the rest of the fourth round qualifiers were not known at the time of the draw.

Qualified teams

Group
(4th round)
WinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
B Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
C Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

The draw position of each team (to decide the fixtures) was as follows.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Honduras advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Draw
position [5]
Team
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
3Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
6Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of Panama.svg Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10631167+921Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 10442148+616 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–1
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 10343910113 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–0
4Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 103431319613Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 103341713+412 1–2 0–2 4–0 6–0 2–0
6Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10208719126 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Matchday 1

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg0–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Escobar Soccerball shade.svg22'

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Mapfre Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 24,640
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Matchday 2


Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg4–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg0–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Matchday 3

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg1–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 61,697
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg6–0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
Attendance: 17,729
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Matchday 4

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg1–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Matchday 5


Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 38,565
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Matchday 6

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 71,537
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg2–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Matchday 7

United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg1–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Attendance: 5,002
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 37,845
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Matchday 8

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg1–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg3–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Matchday 9

United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Orlando City Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 25,303
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)


Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Matchday 10

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg3–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg2–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2–1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

Goalscorers

There were 76 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. Honduras were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Costa Rica on 28 March 2017) away from Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, for several incidents during their home match against Panama. [8]
  2. The Mexico v United States match was brought forward from 13 June 2017 to accommodate Mexico's participation in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. [9]
  3. The Costa Rica v Honduras match was originally scheduled for 6 October 2017, 20:00 local time, but was postponed to the next day, 16:00 local time, because of Tropical Storm Nate. [10] [11]

Related Research Articles

The CONCACAF Central American Zone of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between six teams from the Central America zone. The teams were divided into two groups of three teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners advanced to the semi-final round. The runners-up advanced to the play-offs.

The CONCACAF final round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the six remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were placed into a single group, with matches played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica topped the group with 23 points, and finished with the best record of any CONCACAF team in the history of the hexagonal.

In the third round of CONCACAF, the 12 winners of the second round were divided in 3 groups of 4 teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other home-and-away, and the two teams with most points in each group would advance to the fourth round.

The third round of qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup from the CONCACAF section featured the 12 winners from the second round. The draw took place on 25 November 2007 in Durban, South Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round</span>

This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF fourth round, often referred to as "the hexagonal" or "the hex", matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. The three group winners and three runners-up from the third round contest this round.

The 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round took place between 26 August 2008 and 4 September 2008. The eight winners advanced to the Group Stage.

The group stage was played in 6 rounds from August to October 2009.

The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League group stage was played from August to October 2010. The matchdays were August 17–19, August 24–26, September 14–16, September 21–23, September 28–30, and October 19–21, 2010.

This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF third round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

In the CONCACAF fourth round of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the United States, Costa Rica, and Honduras finished in the top three places and qualified directly for the 2014 World Cup. Mexico finished in fourth place and defeated New Zealand in the CONCACAF – OFC play-off to gain a spot in the World Cup. Mexico finished in fourth place ahead of Panama after the United States scored two goals against Panama in stoppage time in the final match of qualifying; had Panama retained its 2–1 lead, they would have finished in fourth place and eliminated Mexico on goals scored, who had qualified for the previous five World Cups.

The group stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League was played from July 31 to October 25, 2012. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship</span> 8th edition of the CONCACAF Womens U-20 Championship

The 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 8th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. The tournament was hosted by Honduras and took place between 3–13 December 2015, as announced by CONCACAF on 7 May 2015. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.

The fourth round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 13 November 2015 to 6 September 2016.

The 2017 CONCACAF League was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The 2019 CONCACAF League was the third edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The third round of CONCACAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, nicknamed the Octagonal, was played from September 2021 to March 2022. Canada, Mexico, and the United States qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, while Costa Rica advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. Panama, Jamaica, El Salvador, and Honduras were eliminated in this round.

The 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A was the top division of the 2022–23 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. The group stage was held from 2 June 2022 to 28 March 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 CONCACAF Champions League</span> 15th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League

The 2023 CONCACAF Champions League was the 15th and final edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its former name, and overall the 58th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship</span> 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

The 2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was held in Honduras, in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa.

The 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage was played from 1 to 31 August 2023. A total of 20 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 "CONCACAF to Hold Preliminary FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw in Miami on January 15". CONCACAF. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "USMNT to start 2018 World Cup qualifying in November of 2015". Sports Illustrated. 12 January 2015.
  3. "Official Draw Scheduled for the final round of CONCACAF Qualifying for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018". CONCACAF.com. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. "Draw: CONCACAF Qualifying for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018". CONCACAF.com. 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Mexico could open hex on road vs. U.S." ESPN.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. "Mexico to open Hex on the road". FIFA.com. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016.
  7. "USA could host Mexico in first match of World Cup qualifying hexagonal". SI. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  8. "Several member associations sanctioned for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers and friendlies". FIFA.com. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
  9. "Match-ups Confirmed for Final Round of CONCACAF Qualifying for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018". CONCACAF.com. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. "Nate postpones Costa Rica-Honduras World Cup qualifier". EuroSport. 5 October 2017.
  11. "WCQ: Costa Rica-Honduras postponed until Saturday". CONCACAF.com. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.