2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 November 2016 – 10 October 2017 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 76 (2.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 840,331 (28,011 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Christian Pulisic(5 goals) |
The fifth round (also known as the Hexagonal or Hex) of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 November 2016 to 10 October 2017.[1][2] Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, while Honduras advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. The United States (who failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 32 years) and Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated in this round.
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Format
A total of six teams which had advanced from the fourth round (the three group winners and the three group runners-up) played against each other home-and-away in a double round-robin format in a single group. The top three teams in the group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fourth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs to face the fifth-placed team from the AFC.[1] This stage is referred to as the Hexagonal or Hex, and has been used by CONCACAF to determine its World Cup finals entrants since the qualification tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica have qualified for every "Hex" since it first began in 1998.
The draw for the fifth round (to decide the fixtures) was held on 8 July 2016, 10:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, United States.[3][4][5] As the draw was held before the fourth round was completed, only Mexico was assured a Hex spot as Group A winners of the fourth round qualifiers; the rest of the fourth round qualifiers were not known at the time of the draw.
Qualified teams
| Group (4th round) |
Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Mexico |
 Honduras |
| B |  Costa Rica |
 Panama |
| C | United States |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
The draw position of each team (to decide the fixtures) was as follows.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Honduras advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
| Draw position[5] |
Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Panama |
| 3 | Honduras |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Standings
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Matches
Matchday 1
| Honduras [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 0–1 | Panama |
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Matchday 2
| Honduras [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 32,900 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
Matchday 3
Matchday 4
| Honduras [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula[note 1]
Attendance: 15,800 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
Matchday 5
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Matchday 7
Matchday 8
| Honduras [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 1–1 | United States |
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
Matchday 9
| Mexico |
3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí
Attendance: 25,111 Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
Matchday 10
| Honduras [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 3–2 | Mexico |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
Goalscorers
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Notes
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- Official FIFA World Cup website
- World Cup Qualifying – Men, CONCACAF.com
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