WCQ: What's at stake Friday in Concacaf
- by Paul Kennedy @pkedit, Aug 31, 2016
GROUP C. Trinidad & Tobago and the USA can both clinch on Friday, though the Soca Warriors have the easier route.
All T&T needs to do is beat or tie Guatemala at home. The USA needs to win at St. Vincent & the Grenadines and have Guatemala to lose.
A U.S. win and Guatemala tie will for all intents and purposes decide the second spot. The USA would head into Day 6 with an advantage on goal difference of six goals, plus the margin of victory against SVG.
Standings:
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
10 Trin. & Tobago 3-1-0 11/3
7 USA 2-1-1 10/3
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6 Guatemala 2-0-2 7/6
0 St. Vin. & Gren. 0-0-4 3/19
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Schedule:
Friday, Sept. 2
St. Vincent & Gren. vs. USA
Trin. & Tobago vs. Guatemala
Tuesday, Sept. 6
USA vs. Trin. & Tobago
Guatemala vs. St. Vincent & Gren.
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Past Results:
Day 1
USA 6 St. Vincent & Gren. 1. Goals: Goals: Wood 11, Johnson 29, Altidore 31, 74, Cameron 51, Zardes 58; Anderson 5.
Guatemala 1 Trin. & Tobago 2. Goals: Mejia 90; Hyland 67, K.Jones 8.
Day 2
Trin. & Tobago 0 USA 0.
St. Vincent & Gren. 0 Guatemala 4. Goals: Cincotta 23, M.Lopez 32, D.Lopez 48, Tinoco 81.
Day 3
St. Vincent & Gren. 2 Trin. & Tobago 3. Goals: M.Samuel 45 pen., S.Samuel 77; J.Jones 58, Garcia 71, 82.
Guatemala 2 USA 0. Goals: Morales 7, Ruiz 15.
Day 4
Trin. & Tobago 6 St. Vincent & Gren. 0. Goals: Bateau 36, J.Jones 50, K.Jones 60, Molino 66, Caesar 86, 89.
USA 4 Guatemala 0. Goals: Dempsey 12, Cameron 35, Zusi 46, Altidore 89.
GROUP A. Mexico has not only clinched a berth in the Hexagonal but it has also clinched first place, setting up a possible date with the USA in the Hex opener on Nov. 11.
Neither Honduras nor Canada can clinch on Friday, but the winner in San Pedro Sula will knock out El Salvador if the latter doesn't beat Mexico at home.
Canada lost to Honduras, 8-1, when the teams met four years ago in San Pedro Sula. Canada's only realistic chance to reach the Hex is to avoid a defeat on Friday.
A loss will leave it with the task of making up a minimum of five goals with a win over El Salvador and Mexico victory over Honduras next Tuesday.
Standings:
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
12 Mexico 4-0-0 10/0
4 Honduras 1-1-2 4/5
4 Canada 1-1-2 1/5
2 El Salvador 0-2-2 2/7
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Schedule:
Friday, Sept. 2
El Salvador vs. Mexico
Honduras vs. Canada
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Tuesday, Sept. 6
Mexico vs. Honduras
Canada vs. El Salvador
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Results:
Day 1
Canada 1 Honduras 0. Goal: Johnson 38.
Mexico 3 El Salvador 0. Goals: Guardado 7, H.Herrera 42, Vela 64.
Day 2
Honduras 0 Mexico 2. Goals: Corona 67, Damm 72.
El Salvador 0 Canada 0.
Day 3
El Salvador 2 Honduras 2. Goals: Punyed 45+2, Bonilla 88; Elis 19, Lozano 59.
Canada 0 Mexico 3. Goals: Hernandez 32, Lozano 40, Corona 72.
Day 4
Honduras 2 El Salvador 0. Goals: O.Garcia 52, Quioto 94+.
Mexico 2 Canada 0. Goals: Guardado pen. 17, Corona 45.
GROUP B. Costa Rica will clinch with a win or tie at Haiti or Panama win or tie at home against Jamaica.
Panama will clinch with a win against the Reggae Boyz. A tie would still leave the Canaleros in good shape. Jamaica would have to make up a six-goal deficit with a combination of results on Day 6.
Haiti has one point in four games and will be eliminated unless it beats Costa Rica at home and Panama loses to Jamaica.
Standings:
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
10 Costa Rica 3-1-0 7/2
7 Panama 2-1-1 4/2
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4 Jamaica 1-1-2 2/6
1 Haiti 0-1-3 0/3
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Schedule:
Friday, Sept. 2
Haiti vs. Costa Rica
Panama vs. Jamaica
Tuesday, Sept. 6
Costa Rica vs. Panama
Jamaica vs. Haiti
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Results:
Day 1
Costa Rica 1 Haiti 0. Goal: Gamboa 29.
Jamaica 0 Panama 2. Goals: Cooper 43, own goal 52.
Day 2
Haiti 0 Jamaica 1. Goal: Donaldson 62.
Panama 1 Costa Rica 2. Goals: Tejada 72; Ruiz 66, Urena 69.
Day 3
Jamaica 1 Costa Rica 1. Goals: Watson 16; Acosta 67.
Haiti 0 Panama 0.
Day 4
Panama 1 Haiti 0. Goal: Baloy 81.
Costa Rica 3 Jamaica 0. Goals: Borges 7, Ruiz 37, Venegas 76.
