CONCACAF Hexagonal - 2018 World Cup Qualifying Schedule & Standings

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Fifth & Final Round (Hexagonal)

PTS
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
<a href="/meta/club/mexico">Mexico</a>&nbsp;- x
21
6
0
3
16
7
+9
Costa Rica - x
16
4
1
4
14
8
+6
Panama - x
13
3
3
4
9
10
-1
Honduras - y
13
3
3
4
13
19
-6
<a href="/meta/club/united-states">United States</a>
12
3
4
3
17
13
+4
Trinidad &amp; Tobago
6
2
8
0
7
19
-12

x - Qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup


y - Qualified for intercontinental playoff vs. Asian runners-up (Australia)


The USA were 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 was to finish among the top three to clinch an automatic berth to Russia 2018. The fourth-place finisher, Honduras, advance to a playoff against Asia's fifth-place finisher, Australia. The bottom two teams, the United States and Trinidad & Tobago, have been eliminated.


The USA faced a total of 10 matches in the Hexagonal, which opened Round 1 on November 11 against archrivals Mexico on US soil.


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." 


Hexagonal Schedule

Nov 11, 2016
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-11-us-mens-national-team-vs-mexico/recap"><strong>USA</strong>&nbsp;1, Mexico 2</a>
MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus
Nov 11, 2016
Honduras 0, Panama 1
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Nov 11, 2016
Trinidad &amp; Tobago 0, Costa Rica 2
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Nov 15 2016
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-11-15-costa-rica-vs-us-mens-national-team/recap">Costa Rica 4,&nbsp;<strong>USA 0</strong></a>
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose
Nov 15, 2016
Panama 0, Mexico 0
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Nov 15, 2016
Honduras 3, Trinidad &amp; Tobago 1
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Mar 24, 2017
<a href="http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-03-24-us-mens-national-team-vs-honduras/recap"><strong>USA</strong>&nbsp;6, Honduras 0</a>
Avaya Stadium, San Jose, Calif.
Mar 24, 2017
Trinidad &amp; Tobago 1, Panama 0
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Mar 24, 2017
Mexico 2, Costa Rica 0
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Mar 28, 2017
<a href="http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-03-28-panama-vs-us-mens-national-team">Panama 1,&nbsp;<strong>USA 1</strong></a>
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Mar 28, 2017
Honduras 1, Costa Rica 1
Estadio Francisco Morazan, San Pedro Sula
Mar 28, 2017
Trinidad &amp; Tobago 0, Mexico 1
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Jun. 8, 2017
Mexico 3, Honduras 0
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Jun. 8, 2017
<a href="https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-06-08-us-mens-national-team-vs-trinidad-and-tobago/recap">USA 2, Trinidad &amp; Tobago 0</a>
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Jun. 8, 2017
Costa Rica 0, Panama 0
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose
Jun. 11, 2017
<a href="https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-06-11-mexico-vs-us-mens-national-team">Mexico 1, <strong>USA</strong> 1</a>
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Jun. 13, 2017
Panama 2, Honduras 2
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Jun. 13, 2017
Costa Rica 2, Trinidad &amp; Tobago 1
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose
Sep 1, 2017
<a href="https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-09-01-us-mens-national-team-vs-costa-rica/recap"><strong>USA</strong>&nbsp;0, Costa Rica 2</a>
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ
Sep 1, 2017
Mexico 1, Panama 0
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Sep 1, 2017
Trinidad &amp; Tobago 1, Honduras 2
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Sep 5, 2017
<a href="https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018-concacaf-world-cup-qualifying-schedule-and-standings">Honduras 1,&nbsp;<strong>USA 1</strong></a>
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Sep 5, 2017
<a href="http://www.concacaf.com/article/panama-tops-tt-gets-back-wcq-winning-track">Panama 3, Trinidad &amp; Tobago 0</a>
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Sep 5, 2017
<a href="http://www.concacaf.com/article/urena-goal-helps-costa-rica-to-draw-vs-mexico">Costa Rica 1, Mexico 1</a>
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose
Oct. 6, 2017
<a href="https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-10-06-us-mens-national-team-vs-panama/recap"><strong>USA 4,</strong>&nbsp;Panama 0</a>
Orlando City Stadium, Orlando
Oct. 6, 2017
Mexico 3, Trinidad &amp; Tobago 1
Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis
Oct. 7, 2017
Costa Rica 1, Honduras 1
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose
Oct. 10, 2017
<a href="https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-10-10-trinidad-and-tobago-vs-us-mens-national-team/recap">Trinidad &amp; Tobago 2,&nbsp;<strong>USA 1</strong></a>
Ato Bolden Stadium, Port of Spain
Oct. 10, 2017
Panama 2, Costa Rica 1
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Oct. 10, 2017
Honduras 3, Mexico 2
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula

Fourth Round


Top two finishers in each Fourth Round group advance to the Fifth Round of qualifying called "The Hexagonal."

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
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
Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador
Mar 29, 2016
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-03-29-mexico-vs-canada-mens-national-team/recap">Mexico 2, Canada 0</a>
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Mar 29, 2016
Honduras 2, El Salvador 0
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Sep 2, 2016
El Salvador 1, Mexico 3
Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador
Sep 2, 2016
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-09-02-honduras-vs-canada-mens-national-team/recap">Honduras 2, Canada 1</a>
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Sep 6, 2016
Mexico 0, Honduras 0
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Sep 6, 2016
Canada 3, El Salvador 1
BC Place, Vancouver

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
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
Independence Park, Kingston
Mar 25, 2016
Haiti 0, Panama 0
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Mar 29, 2016
Costa Rica 3, Jamaica 0
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose
Mar 29, 2016
Panama 1, Haiti 0
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Sep 2, 2016
Haiti 0, Costa Rica 1
Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
Sep 2, 2016
Panama 2, Jamaica 0
Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City
Sep 6, 2016
Costa Rica 3, Panama 1
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose
Sep 6, 2016
Jamaica 0, Haiti 2
Independence Park, Kingston

GROUP C

Team
PTS
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
USA*
13
4
1
1
20
3
+17
Trinidad &amp; Tobago*
11
3
1
2
16
7
+9
Guatemala
10
3
2
1
18
11
+7
St. Vincent &amp; the Grenadines
0
0
6
0
6
34
-28
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 &amp; the Grenadines 1</a>
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Nov 13, 2015
Guatemala 1, Trinidad &amp; Tobago 2
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Nov 17, 2015
Guatemala 4, St. Vincent &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; Tobago 3, St. Vincent &amp; the Grenadines 2
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Mar 29, 2016
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-03-29-us-mens-national-team-vs-guatemala/recap">USA 4, Guatemala 0</a>
MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus
Mar 29, 2016
Trinidad &amp; Tobago 6, St. Vincent &amp; the Grenadines 0
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
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 &amp; the Grenadines 0, USA 6</a>
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown
Sep 2, 2016
Trinidad &amp; Tobago 2, Guatemala 2
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Sep 6, 2016
<a href="//matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-09-06-us-mens-national-team-vs-trinidad-and-tobago/recap">USA 4, Trinidad &amp; Tobago 0</a>
EverBank Field, Jacksonville
Sep 6, 2016
Guatemala 9, St. Vincent &amp; the Grenadines 3
Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City