After their big 4-0 victory over T&T on Sept. 6, 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 is to finish among the top three in the final round 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 Hex, 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."
Hexagonal Group
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Qualified As</strong> |
Costa Rica |
B1 |
Honduras |
A2 |
Mexico |
A1 |
Panama |
B2 |
T&T |
C2 |
USA |
C1 |
USA Hexagonal Schedule
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>U.S.A.</strong> |
Nov. 11, 2016 |
v. Mexico |
Nov. 15, 2016 |
at Costa Rica |
March 24, 2017 |
v. Honduras |
March 28, 2017 |
at Panama |
June 9, 2017 |
v. T&T |
June 13, 2017 |
at Mexico |
Sept. 1, 2017 |
v. Costa Rica |
Sept. 5, 2017 |
at Honduras |
Oct. 6, 2017 |
v. Panama |
Oct. 10, 2017 |
at T&T |
Full 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<br> |
