FIFA WCQ: Mexico, USA secure qualification for Qatar 2022 World Cup
Mexico will be at the World Cup for the eighth consecutive time with a 2-0 win against El Salvador on Wednesday night.
In the eight-team Concacaf table, Mexico finished in second, behind Canada and ahead of the United States.
Mexico has not missed a World Cup since 1990, when the team was banned by FIFA after fielding overaged players for a 1988 Concacaf U-20 tournament.
The last one it failed to qualify for on merit came in 1982. In 2026, when the World Cup expands to 48 teams, Mexico will be expected to receive an automatic bid as one of the hosts alongside the United States and Canada.
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On the other side, the U.S.A is heading back to the World Cup after missing out in 2018, despite a 2-0 defeat in Costa Rica on Wednesday night.
Mexico, like the rest of the field, will learn its group fate during Friday’s draw and will occupy a place in Pot 2 alongside the U.S.A.
The U.S.A secured a third-place finish in the Concacaf Octagonal, joining fellow 2026 World Cup co-host Canada and Mexico in occupying the region’s three automatic berths in Qatar.
Canada who booked their place last Sunday, ended a 36-year drought on the men’s side by thrashing Jamaica at home on Sunday.
Completing the set, Costa Rica, who finished fourth will go to an Intercontinental playoff against Oceania’s qualifying champion, New Zealand in June to round off the qualification process with the winner earning a place in Qatar.
