We present the Octagonal standings in the World Cup qualifying round for the Qatar 2022 World Cup
Mexicodespite a octagonal complicated and that included three draws in the Azteca Stadium, finished as co-leader in the Concacaf with Canada heading to World Cup in Qatar 2022.
The team led by Argentine Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino finished with 28 units, the same as the Canadian team, but those with the maple leaf had a better goal difference despite losing in the last match against Panama.
Mexico They beat El Salvador without major setbacks to close the Concacaf octagonal and, incidentally, took advantage of the United States’ stumble in Costa Rica to snatch second place in the final stretch. The Ticos, with this result, «settled» for the invitation to the playoffs, a phase in which they will seek the coveted ticket to the Qatar World Cup 2022.
Canada was the only team that had a secure place in Qatar 2022 when the day began on Wednesday, but the four teams that would be with the possibility of attending the World Cup to be held in November and December of the current year were already confirmed.
Mexico They closed the tie drawing at home with the United States, a representative that they could not beat on this occasion, later they won by the minimum in their visit to Honduras and closed with a 2-0 victory against El Salvador.
El Tri finished the tie with 28 points, 17 goals for and only eight against for a difference of +9. Canada had the same units but a difference of +16 for their 23 goals scored and seven conceded.
It should be remembered that the octagonal final of the Concacaf hands out three direct tickets to the Qatar World Cup 2022while the fourth place will have to go to a playoff phase against the representative of Oceania.
The table below shows how the positions of the octagonal were left.