The USA are one of six nations to advance to the final round of 2018 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, also known as "The Hexagonal."
The goal of the Americans in the Hexagonal is to finish among the top three to clinch an automatic berth to Russia 2018. The fourth-place finisher will advance to a playoff against Asia's fifth-place finisher. The bottom two teams will be eliminated.
The USA will face a total of 10 matches in the Hexagonal, beginning with Round 1 on November 11 against archrivals Mexico on US soil. The two CONCACAF giants will then square off in Mexico City in Round 6.
The qualifying process in the CONCACAF region began back in January 2015 and it has seen 29 nations eliminated along the way, leaving the final six survivors in "The Hex."
Fifth & Final Round (Hexagonal)
Team |
PTS |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Costa Rica |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Honduras |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mexico |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Panama |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
USA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hexagonal Schedule
Nov. 11, 2016 |
<strong>USA</strong> vs. Mexico |
TBD |
Nov. 11, 2016 |
Honduras vs. Panama |
TBD |
Nov. 11, 2016 |
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Costa Rica |
TBD |
Nov. 15 2016 |
Costa Rica vs. <strong>USA</strong> |
TBD |
Nov. 15, 2016 |
Panama vs. Mexico |
TBD |
Nov. 15, 2016 |
Honduras vs. Trinidad & Tobago |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
Mar. 24, 2017 |
<strong>USA</strong> vs. Honduras |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
Mar. 24, 2017 |
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Panama |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
Mar. 24, 2017 |
Mexico vs. Costa Rica |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Azteca, Mexico City</span> |
Mar. 28, 2017 |
Panama vs. <strong>USA</strong> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
Mar. 28, 2017 |
Honduras vs. Costa Rica |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
Mar. 28, 2017 |
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Mexico |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
Jun. 9, 2017 |
<strong>USA</strong> vs. Trinidad & Tobago |
TBD |
Jun. 9, 2017 |
Costa Rica vs. Panama |
TBD |
Jun. 9, 2017 |
Mexico vs. Honduras |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
Jun. 13, 2017 |
Mexico vs. <strong>USA</strong> |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
Jun. 13, 2017 |
Panama vs. Honduras |
TBD |
Jun. 13, 2017 |
Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago |
TBD |
Sep. 1, 2017 |
<strong>USA</strong> vs. Costa Rica |
TBD |
Sep. 1, 2017 |
Mexico vs. Panama |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
Sep. 1, 2017 |
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Honduras |
TBD |
Sep. 5, 2017 |
Honduras vs. <strong>USA</strong> |
TBD |
Sep. 5, 2017 |
Panama vs. Trinidad & Tobago |
TBD |
Sep. 5, 2017 |
Costa Rica vs. Mexico |
TBD |
Oct. 6, 2017 |
<strong>USA</strong> vs. Panama |
TBD |
Oct. 6, 2017 |
Costa Rica vs. Honduras |
TBD |
Oct. 6, 2017 |
Mexico vs. Trinidad & Tobago |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
Oct. 10, 2017 |
Trinidad & Tobago vs. <strong>USA</strong> |
TBD |
Oct. 10, 2017 |
Panama vs. Costa Rica |
TBD |
Oct. 10, 2017 |
Honduras vs. Mexico |
TBD |
Fourth Round
GROUP A
Team |
PTS |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico* |
16 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
+12 |
Honduras* |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Canada |
7 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
El Salvador |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
-9 |
Group A Schedule
Nov. 13, 2015 |
Mexico 3, El Salvador 0 |
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
Nov. 13, 2015 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-13-canada-mens-national-team-vs-honduras/recap">Canada 1, Honduras 0</a> |
BC Place, Vancouver |
Nov. 17, 2015 |
Mexico 2, Honduras 0 |
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula |
Nov. 17, 2015 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-17-el-salvador-vs-canada-mens-national-team">El Salvador 0, Canada 0</a> |
Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador |
Mar. 25, 2016 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-03-25-canada-mens-national-team-vs-mexico">Mexico 3, Canada 0</a> |
BC Place, Vancouver |
Mar. 25, 2016 |
El Salvador 2, Honduras 2 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador</span> |
Mar. 29, 2016 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-03-29-mexico-vs-canada-mens-national-team/recap">Mexico 2, Canada 0</a> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Azteca, Mexico City</span> |
Mar. 29, 2016 |
Honduras 2, El Salvador 0 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula</span> |
Sep. 2, 2016 |
El Salvador 1, Mexico 3 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador</span> |
Sep. 2, 2016 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-09-02-honduras-vs-canada-mens-national-team/recap">Honduras 2, Canada 1</a> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula</span> |
Sep. 6, 2016 |
Mexico 0, Honduras 0 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Azteca, Mexico City</span> |
Sep. 6, 2016 |
Canada 3, El Salvador 1 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">BC Place, Vancouver</span> |
GROUP B
Team |
PTS |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Costa Rica* |
16 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
+8 |
Panama* |
10 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
Haiti |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Jamaica |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
-8 |
Group B Schedule
Nov. 13, 2015 |
Costa Rica 1, Haiti 0 |
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose |
Nov. 13, 2015 |
Jamaica 0, Panama 2 |
Independence Park, Kingston |
Nov. 17, 2015 |
Jamaica 1, Haiti 0 |
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince |
Nov. 17, 2015 |
Costa Rica 2, Panama 1 |
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City |
Mar. 25, 2016 |
Jamaica 1, Costa Rica 1 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Independence Park, Kingston</span> |
Mar. 25, 2016 |
Haiti 0, Panama 0 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince</span> |
Mar. 29, 2016 |
Costa Rica 3, Jamaica 0 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose</span> |
Mar. 29, 2016 |
Panama 1, Haiti 0 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City</span> |
Sep. 2, 2016 |
Haiti 0, Costa Rica 1 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince</span> |
Sep. 2, 2016 |
Panama 2, Jamaica 0 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City</span> |
Sep. 6, 2016 |
Costa Rica 3, Panama 1 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose</span> |
Sep. 6, 2016 |
Jamaica 0, Haiti 2 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Independence Park, Kingston</span> |
GROUP C
Team |
PTS |
W |
L |
D |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA* |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
3 |
+17 |
Trinidad & Tobago* |
11 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
7 |
+9 |
Guatemala |
10 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
11 |
+7 |
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
34 |
-28 |
Group C Schedule
Nov. 13, 2015 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-13-us-mens-national-team-vs-st-vincent-the-grenadines/recap">USA 6, St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1</a> |
Busch Stadium, St. Louis |
Nov. 13, 2015 |
Guatemala 1, Trinidad & Tobago 2 |
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City |
Nov. 17, 2015 |
Guatemala 4, St. Vincent & the Grenadines 0 |
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown |
Nov. 17, 2015 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-11-17-trinidad-and-tobago-vs-us-mens-national-team">Trinidad & Tobago 0, USA 0</a> |
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain |
Mar. 25, 2016 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-03-25-guatemala-vs-us-mens-national-team">Guatemala 2, USA 0</a> |
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City |
Mar. 25, 2016 |
Trinidad & Tobago 3, St. Vincent & the Grenadines 2 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown</span> |
Mar. 29, 2016 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-03-29-us-mens-national-team-vs-guatemala/recap">USA 4, Guatemala 0</a> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus</span> |
Mar. 29, 2016 |
Trinidad & Tobago 6, St. Vincent & the Grenadines 0 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain</span> |
Sep. 2, 2016 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-09-02-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-vs-us-mens-national-team/recap">St. Vincent & the Grenadines 0, USA 6</a> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown</span> |
Sep. 2, 2016 |
Trinidad & Tobago 2, Guatemala 2 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain</span> |
Sep. 6, 2016 |
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-09-06-us-mens-national-team-vs-trinidad-and-tobago/recap">USA 4, Trinidad & Tobago 0</a> |
EverBank Field, Jacksonville |
Sep. 6, 2016 |
Guatemala 9, St. Vincent & the Grenadines 3 |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City</span> |
Top two finishers in each Fourth Round group advance to the Fifth Round of qualifying called "The Hexagonal."
