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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]

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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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Source: FIFA, CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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Matches

Matchday 1

More information Canada, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 14,822

More information Panama, 0–0 ...

More information Mexico, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 0[15][16]
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

More information El Salvador, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Matchday 2

More information Jamaica, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

More information El Salvador, 0–0 ...

More information Costa Rica, 0–1 ...

More information United States, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 43,028
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Matchday 3

More information Canada, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000

More information Panama, 1–1 ...

More information Costa Rica, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

More information Honduras, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Matchday 4

More information United States, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

More information Honduras, 0–0 ...

More information Mexico, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 61,200
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

More information El Salvador, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Matchday 5

More information Jamaica, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

More information Costa Rica, 2–1 ...

More information Panama, 1–0 ...

More information Mexico, 3–0 ...

Matchday 6

More information United States, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

More information Canada, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 26,622

More information Honduras, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

More information El Salvador, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Matchday 7

More information Honduras, 2–3 ...

More information El Salvador, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

More information Canada, 1–0 ...

More information United States, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 26,000

Matchday 8

More information Jamaica, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

More information Costa Rica, 2–1 ...

More information Panama, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

More information Canada, 2–1 ...

Matchday 9

More information United States, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

More information Jamaica, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

More information Honduras, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

More information Costa Rica, 1–0 ...

Matchday 10

More information Canada, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

More information Panama, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

More information Mexico, 0–0 ...

More information Honduras, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Matchday 11

More information Jamaica, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)[c]

More information United States, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 19,202
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

More information El Salvador, 0–2 ...

More information Mexico, 1–0 ...

Matchday 12

More information Jamaica, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

More information Panama, 1–1 ...

More information Mexico, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 47,000

More information Costa Rica, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 34,000

Matchday 13

More information Canada, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 29,122

More information El Salvador, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

More information United States, 5–1 ...

More information Honduras, 0–1 ...

Matchday 14

More information Panama, 1–0 ...

More information Jamaica, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

More information Mexico, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 65,200
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

More information Costa Rica, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
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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

1 own goal

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

  1. Identity of the team unknown at the time of the draw.
  2. 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]
  3. 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]
  4. The Jamaica v El Salvador match was originally scheduled on 24 September 2021, 19:00 local time,[20] but was rescheduled to 18:05 local time.[21]
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