While the USA managed a 1-1 draw with Jamaica, Costa Rica beat Honduras 2-1, and Panama beat El Salvador 2-1, with the near-capacity 60,000 fans including hundreds that flew in from Mexico and invaded nearby shopping centres near the stadium to purchase winter apparel for the game braving the elements in -15 Celsius temperatures and 8 inches of snow in the last 24 hours, Canada lead Mexico 2-0 in regulation time however Mexico was able to score one goal in the 90th minute to make it close but give Canada the win 2-1 after 9 Minutes of extra time
Here is what the standings look like after eight matches each with Canada being the only undefeated team in this qualification... the top three teams automatically qualify for the World Cup and the fourth-place team goes to the playoff
The next stage starts in January with each team seeing six more matches before a decision is ironed out as to the qualifiers