We’re now into the second half of the qualifying schedule and it’s Canada at the top of the CONCACAF 2022 World Cup qualifying standings.
A 2-1 home win over Mexico allowed the Canadians to overtake the USA atop the eight-team table. Canada is the only remaining unbeaten team in qualifying as it continues to push to qualify for its first World Cup since 1986.
The USA (2nd, 15 points) and Mexico (3rd, 14 points), long the powers of the region, are now chasing. Meanwhile, Panama continued its surge with another dramatic come-from-behind victory to go level with Mexico on 14 points. The top three teams earn automatic berths to the World Cup, while fourth-place earns passage to a play-in series for one of the final spots in Qatar 2022.
The other half of the table is in precarious position. A group of three teams — Costa Rica (5th), Jamaica (6th), El Salvador (7th) — is now between 5-8 points behind Panama for fourth place. Meanwhile, it’s looking unlikely that Honduras will be able to recover from its last-place point total.
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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 and results for Matchdays 1-7 follow at the bottom of this post.
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Standings & Results
| Team | PTS | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|
| 1. Canada | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
| 2. USA | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| 3. Mexico | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| 4. Panama | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| 5. Costa Rica | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 6. Jamaica | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| 7. El Salvador | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 |
| 8. Honduras | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -10 |
Matchday 8
| Date | Match | |
| Tues, Nov. 16, 2021 | Jamaica 1 , USA 1 | Highlights |
| Tues, Nov. 16, 2021 | Costa Rica 2 , Honduras 1 | Highlights |
| Tues, Nov. 16, 2021 | Panama 2 , El Salvador 1 | Highlights |
| Tues, Nov. 16, 2021 | Canada 2, Mexico 1 | |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Matchday 7
| Date | Match | |
| 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 |
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 off in a round-robin format with each team playing the other seven opponents once at home and once on the road. The 14 total matches for each national team began in September 2021 and will wrap up in March 2022.
The top three finishers will earn automatic berths to Qatar, 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.
