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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round
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The third round of CONCACAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, nicknamed the Octagonal (for the eight teams participating),[1] was played from September 2021 to March 2022.[2] Canada (qualifying for the first time since 1986), 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 match on 16 November 2021 between Canada and Mexico, held in Edmonton, marked the coldest match played in Mexican football history, kicking off at −9 °C (16 °F) with a heavy snowstorm the day before.[3][4] The match was seen by 2.1 million viewers in the United States on the day of its original broadcast, becoming Telemundo's most-watched sporting event since the 2019 Copa América final.[5]
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Format
Eight teams (CONCACAF teams ranked 1 to 5 based on the FIFA rankings of July 2020, and the three winners of the second round) played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of 14 matches per team. The top three teams qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, while the fourth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs to get one of the last 2 places in the tournament.[6][7][8]
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Schedule
The third round was originally scheduled to begin in June 2021, but was postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] The full schedule for the third round was announced on 16 June 2021,[10] and confirmed on 9 August 2021.[11]
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Qualified teams
The top five teams based on the FIFA rankings of July 2020 (shown in parentheses) received a bye to the third round.[12] For consistency, the three winners of the second round are shown with their FIFA rankings as of July 2020.[12]
Draw
The draw for the third round was held, along with the draw for the first round, on 19 August 2020, 19:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[13]
Teams were drawn from a single pot, and then were allocated a position (from 1 to 8) to determine the match schedule. The identity of the three second round winners was not known at the time of the draw.[14]
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Costa Rica advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
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Standings
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Matches
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
Matchday 4
Matchday 5
Matchday 6
Matchday 7
Matchday 8
Matchday 9
Matchday 10
Matchday 11
Matchday 12
Matchday 13
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Matchday 14
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Statistics
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Goalscorers
There were 118 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 2.11 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Sam Adekugbe
Alphonso Davies
Junior Hoilett
Jonathan Osorio
Óscar Duarte
Keysher Fuller
Jimmy Marín
Gerson Torres
Juan Pablo Vargas
Nelson Bonilla
Darwin Cerén
Cristian Gil
Enrico Hernández
Alex Roldan
Eriq Zavaleta
Alberth Elis
Alexander López
Kevin López
Romell Quioto
Ángel Tejeda
Leon Bailey
Oniel Fisher
Daniel Johnson
Ravel Morrison
Kemar Roofe
Edson Álvarez
Uriel Antuna
Sebastián Córdova
Jesús Corona
Rogelio Funes Mori
Héctor Herrera
Hirving Lozano
Héctor Moreno
Orbelín Pineda
Jorge Sánchez
Andrés Andrade
Azmahar Ariano
Freddy Góndola
Gabriel Torres
César Yanis
Paul Arriola
Sergiño Dest
Jesús Ferreira
Sebastian Lletget
Timothy Weah
Walker Zimmerman
1 own goal
Leonel Moreira (against United States)
Denil Maldonado (against Canada)
Javain Brown (against Panama)
Adrian Mariappa (against Canada)
Michael Amir Murillo (against Canada)
Awards
- Best XI
CONCACAF announced the following squad as the best eleven of the third round of qualifying after the conclusion of the campaign.[24]
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Notes
- The Panama v Mexico match was originally scheduled on 8 September 2021, 20:05 local time,[11] but was re-scheduled to 19:05 local time since Panama maintained a midnight curfew as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
- Referee Jair Marrufo from United States, who was originally assigned to the Jamaica v Costa Rica match,[18] was replaced by Marco Ortíz from Mexico.[19]
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References
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