US World Cup qualifying schedule: January dates and times

Concacaf and FIFA have confirmed the schedule for Matchdays 9, 10, and 11 in the region's final round of World Cup Qualifying to be played in the next international window in late January and early February.

For the Final Round of Concacaf’s Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (sometimes referred to as the "Octagonal”), the eight national teams play each other home and away. The Octagonal kicked off in September 2021 and will resume play next year, during the FIFA Match Window of January. 

This will be the second-to-last window in the 14-match, eight-team Concacaf final round. The top three finishers in the "Octagonal" table will earn automatic berths to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with the fourth-place finisher entering a one-game playoff against the winner of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Concacaf World Cup qualifiers standings

Canada currently sit atop the eight-team standings after their victory over Mexico last month, followed by the United States in second and Mexico in third.

Canada are trying to reach their first World Cup since 1986, while the USMNT are attempting to avenge missing out on the 2018 tournament. They'll face each other on Matchday 10 in Hamilton, Ontario.

Concacaf World Cup qualifiers dates and time

Thursday, January 27, 2022

19:30 ET USA vs El Salvador – Lower.com Field, Columbus, OH, USA

19:00 ET Jamaica vs Mexico – National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica

20:05 ET Honduras vs Canada – Estadio Olimpico, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

21:05 ET Costa Rica vs Panama – Estadio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica

Sunday, January 30, 2022

15:05 ET Canada vs USA – Tim Horton Field, Hamilton, Canada

18:00 ET Mexico vs Costa Rica – Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

18:05 ET Panama vs Jamaica – Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama

19:05 ET Honduras vs El Salvador – Estadio Olimpico, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

19:00 ET Jamaica vs Costa Rica – National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica

22:00 ET Mexico vs Panama – Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

19:30 ET USA vs Honduras – Allianz Field, St. Paul, MN, USA

21:00 ET El Salvador vs Canada – Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador

The last round of the region’s World Cup Qualifying will take place during the FIFA Match Window of March 2022.

The draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 intercontinental playoffs took place on November 26. The pairings are as follows: AFC Team v. CONMEBOL Team and Concacaf Team v. OFC Team.