Posted on October 10, 2012

Five places still remain open for the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying as the third closes with two match days on Friday and Tuesday.

Eight teams have legitimate chances of clinching one of the five remaining berths. They include Guatemala, the United States and Jamaica in Group A, El Salvador and Costa Rica in Group B and Panama, Honduras and Canada in Group C.

Antigua & Barbuda’s and Guyana’s chances are hanging by a thread as Cuba has been the only country eliminated entering Friday’s and Tuesday’s action.

Mexico is the only side that has clinched a berth for the 2013 final round.

Each of the three groups have intriguing battles that could go down to the wire. The top two teams in each group will advance to the six-team final round.

The schedule:

GROUP A

Friday

Antigua and Barbuda v USA, at North Sound

Guatemala v Jamaica, at Guatemala City

Tuesday

USA v Guatemala, at Kansas City, Kansas

Jamaica v Antigua and Barbuda, at Kingston

Table: Guatemala, 7 pts (+2); USA, 7 pts (+2); Jamaica 7 pts. (+1); Antigua and Barbuda, 1 pt. (-5)

GROUP B

Friday

El Salvador v Costa Rica, at San Salvador

Guyana v Mexico, at Houston, Texas, USA

Tuesday

Costa Rica v Guyana, at San Jose

Mexico v El Salvador, at Torreon

Table: Mexico, 12 pts. (+6); El Salvador, 5 pts. (0); Costa Rica, 4 pts. (+1); Guyana, 1 pts. (-7)

GROUP C

Friday

Panama v Honduras, at Panama City

Canada v Cuba, at Toronto

Tuesday

Honduras v Canada, at San Pedro Sula

Cuba v Panama, at Havana

Table: Panama, 9 pts. (+4); Honduras, 7 pts. (+2); Canada, 7 pts. (0); Cuba, 0 pts. (-6)

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Categories: Antigua and Barbuda, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, North America, Panama, U.S.A., World Cup Qualifying
Tags: CONCACAF, World Cup qualifying

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