The U.S. Men's National Team qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, putting to bed any lingering pessimism after their failure to qualify for the 2018 finals in Russia.
This qualification process proved to be a road to redemption for Gregg Berhalter's squad, and their appearance in the 2022 tournament is now secure.
Here, GOAL has everything you need to know about the USMNT's World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign, including group standings, fixture schedule, results and more.
On this page
- USMNT World Cup 2022 qualifying group
- USMNT World Cup 2022 qualifying fixtures & results
- How can I watch USMNT's World Cup qualifying on TV and streaming?
- When does World Cup 2022 take place?
USMNT World Cup 2022 qualifying group table
Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +16 | 28 |
Mexico | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +9 | 28 |
USMNT | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | +11 | 25 |
Costa Rica | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | +5 | 25 |
Panama (E) | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 21 |
Jamaica (E) | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
El Salvador (E) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 10 |
Honduras (E) | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -19 | 4 |
The USMNT played their qualification games through the Octagonal system, which consisted of eight CONCACAF teams ranked from one to five based on their FIFA rankings as of July 2020, plus the three winners of the second round qualifying stage.
The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format, with each side playing 14 matches. Canada, Mexico and the U.S. qualified for the 2022 World Cup, while Costa Rica finished fourth to progress to the inter-confederation play-off fixture.
USMNT World Cup 2022 qualifying fixtures & results
| Date | Match | Kick-off (ET) | TV channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2 | El Salvador 0-0 USMNT | 10pm | Paramount+ |
| Sept 5 | USMNT 1-1 Canada | 8pm | Fox Sports 1 USA |
| Sept 8 | Honduras 1-4 USMNT | 10:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Oct 7 | USMNT 2-0 Jamaica | 7:30pm | ESPN2, ESPN+ |
| Oct 10 | Panama 1-0 USMNT | 6pm | UNIVERSO |
| Oct 13 | USMNT 2-1 Costa Rica | 7pm | ESPN2 |
| Nov 12 | USMNT 2-0 Mexico | 9:10pm | ESPN2 |
| Nov 16 | Jamaica 1-1 USMNT | 7:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Jan 27 | USMNT 1-0 El Salvador | 7pm | ESPN2 |
| Jan 30 | Canada 2-0 USMNT | 7pm | Paramount+ |
| Feb 2 | USMNT 3-0 Honduras | 5pm | TBC |
| Mar 24 | Mexico 0-0 USMNT | 10:30pm | TBC |
| Mar 27 | USMNT 4-0 Panama | 7pm | TBC |
| Mar 30 | Costa Rica 2-0USMNT | 9:05pm | TBC |
When does World Cup 2022 take place?
The 2022 World Cup will be held during the winter in Qatar, the first time that the competition will not be staged during the summer months.
The 2022 edition will be held from November 21, 2022 until December 18, 2022.
The decision to hold the next World Cup during November and December instead of June and July, as is tradition, is due to the extremely hot summer temperatures in host nation Qatar.
It will mark the first time that the World Cup is held in the Middle East.