Canada is in serious trouble.
There is no other way to put it after the Canadian national team dropped a 2-1 result against Honduras in Montreal on Saturday night. The loss left Canada with just one point from two home qualifiers in what is easily the toughest group in CONCACAF. Oh, and the Canadians must now travel to Mexico City Chiapas to face Mexico on Wednesday.
Ouch.
While the U.S. national team did enough to take three points from Cuba, Mexico continued on its path to the Hexagonal with a 3-0 thrashing of Jamaica. The win moved Mexico to six points, five ahead of Jamaica and Canada and three clear of Honduras.
Here is how the CONCACAF Qualifying standings look:
Group A
- USA (2-0)………………………6 pts
- Trinidad & Tobago (1-0-1)……..4 pts
- Guatemala (0-1-1)……………..1 pt
- Cuba (0-2)……………………..0 pts
Wednesday’s matches: Trinidad & Tobago at USA, Cuba at Guatemala
Group B
- Mexico (2-0)……………………6 pts
- Honduras (1-1)…………………3 pts
- Jamaica (0-1-1)………………..1 pt
- Canada (0-1-1)…………………1 pt
Wednesday’s matches: Jamaica at Honduras, Canada at Mexico
Group C
- Costa Rica (2-0)………………..6 pts
- El Salvador (1-1)……………….3 pts
- Haiti (0-1-1)……………………1 pt
- Suriname (0-1-1)……………….1 pt
Wednesday’s matches: El Salvador at Suriname, Costa Rica at Haiti
What do you think of the CONCACAF qualifiers so far? Think Canada is dead? What has surprised you? Impressed you? Disappointed you? Share your thoughts on CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in the comments section below.