Who can validate in CONCACAF?

• Mexico and Costa Rica have tip dual spots wrapped up
• USA, Panama and Honduras in a hunt for final approach ticket
• Intercontinental play-off mark awaits fourth-placed side

After Costa Rica snatched a latest sheet to a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢ with a last-gasp equaliser opposite Honduras, usually 1.5 tickets sojourn from a CONCACAF region. Let FIFA.com beam we by a scenarios for a final day’s three-horse competition for qualification.

Who’s already qualified?
Mexico, Costa Rica

Who are out of a picture?
Trinidad and Tobago

What’s during stake?
For a USA, dual points transparent of their rivals, a unfolding starts simply: 3 points in Couva opposite Trinidad and Tobago sends them to Russia.

Defeat, meanwhile, opens a doorway to both Panama and Honduras, should possibly delight opposite Costa Rica and Mexico respectively. If usually one side capitalises on that slip-up, it will be a 1994 hosts finishing fourth. Should both of them do so, USA skip out on a World Cup for a initial time given 1986,

The organisation during vast could good hinge on idea difference. A seven- and 12-goal lead on any side means a US pull would technically give wish to a chasing pair, though usually a slim one.

When it comes to separating a dual sides sealed on 10 points, if Panama compare Honduras’ outcome usually a five-goal pitch in idea disproportion in foster of Los Catrachos can forestall Panama entrance out on top. As such, better for USA and Los Canaleros dropping points is Honduras’ many expected possibility of automatically creation it 3 World Cup finals in a row.

What are a tie breakers?
Article 20.6 of the Regulations outlines what should occur should dual teams or some-more finish turn on points in some-more detail. Who finishes above will be motionless by prioritising any of these criteria in order:

• Goal difference
• Goals scored
• Head-to-head points
• Head-to-head idea difference
• Head-to-head goals scored
• Head-to-head divided goals
• Fair play points
• Drawing of lots

#WCQ | CONCACAF
Next turn 10 Oct:
Honduras v Mexico
Panama v Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago v USA pic.twitter.com/PQa2C0W7Ab

— #WCQ ⚽️ (@FIFAWorldCup) October 8, 2017

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