MIAMI. – After crossing the halfway point on Friday, FIFA World Cup qualification in the CONCACAF region continues today, as the second half begins with an enthralling slate of four games.

Jamaica vs. USA
The day opens at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica where the Reggae Boyz welcome the United States. Jamaica comes in off the back of a thrilling 1-1 draw with El Salvador on Friday, while the U.S. defeated rival Mexico 2-0 at home.

Jamaica will be in search of its first victory over the North Americans in World Cup qualification since Sept. 7, 2012 when goals from Rodolph Austin and the late Luton Shelton overcame a Clint Dempsey strike for a 2-1 Jamaica win on the road to Brazil 2014.

The U.S. has won all four meetings in World Cup qualification since, but will need to put in a good showing without two regulars. DF Miles Robinson is suspended after his red card against El Tricolor, while MF Weston McKennie is out because of yellow card accumulation.

Panama vs. El Salvador
Panama and El Salvador renew acquaintances at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City after last month’s 1-0 El Salvador victory against the Canaleros in San Salvador.
Panama rallied from two goal down for a 3-2 victory in Honduras on Friday, while El Salvador fought to the aforementioned 1-1 draw with Jamaica.

The 1-0 El Salvador win in October, thanks to a goal from Enrico Duenas, was the second in a row in World Cup qualification for El Salvador, with Panama’s last victory versus the Cuscatlecos coming in the 2010 cycle

Costa Rica vs. Honduras
After tasting defeat in their first November match, both Costa Rica and Honduras look to bounce back when they meet at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose.

The teams have drawn their three most recent World Cup qualification contests, playing to 1-1 draws in both games ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and drawing 0-0 last month in San Pedro Sula. Both teams have exciting attacking talent that will aim to find the first goal in the series in years, with Alberth Elis and Bryan Moya scoring in a 3-2 loss to Panama on Friday and Costa Rica being able to rely on Joel Campbell and Jose Guillermo Ortiz in attack.

Canada vs. Mexico
The night, and the 2021 slate of matches, closes out with Canada and Mexico clashing at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Just last month the teams played to an exciting 1-1 draw with goals from Jorge Sanchez and Jonathan Osorio at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The teams also met this year in the Gold Cup with El Tricolor edging Canada 2-1 in a semifinal.

While this year’s battles have been close, Mexico maintains a 16-match undefeated streak against Canada in World Cup qualification, having won eight and drawn eight since Les Persons’ goal gave Canada its only World Cup qualification win over Mexico in a 1-0 victory on October 10, 1976.

Also of note is that these two sides have a tendency to strike early when they meet. Six of the last seven goals in this series in Concacaf World Cup qualification have come in the first half.