November 15, 1992: Mexico hosted its first CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying match (for USA 1994) by defeating Honduras 2-0 at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca … Jose Manuel De La Torre (12^th) and Francisco Uribe (62^nd) scored for the Tricolores, which had not played a qualifier at home in over a decade (CONCACAF qualifiers for Spain 1982) … Mexico had hosted the World Cup in 1986, but later on was banned from the 1990 tournament due to the federation's suspension by FIFA.

November 16, 1980: For the second time in history, Canada captured a point against host Mexico during CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying (for Spain 1982) playing to a 1-1 draw at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City … After Tricolores took the lead on a Hugo Sanchez's (30^th) penalty kick, Gerry Gray (59^th) scored the equalizer for the Maple Leafs … The result extended Mexico's World Cup Qualifying unbeaten streak at home to 32 games … The last time the Maple Leafs drew against Tricolores was a 0-0 tie in Toluca during the Confederation's qualification for 1978 FIFA World Cup.

November 17, 2007: Puerto Rico progressed to the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship after defeating visiting Bermuda 2-1 and winning Group C of the Caribbean Qualification at Bayamon's Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel … Nikadeniz Melendez and Cossette Andujar scored for Boricuas, who had defeated Anguilla four days earlier to open the group … This was also the first time a Puerto Rican squad advances to a CONCACAF Final Round since its Futsal team in 2000.

November 18, 2009: Costa Rica became the first Central American team to earn a draw on South American soil during a FIFA World Cup Qualifying Playoff, as it held host Uruguay to a 1-1 tie in the second-leg of the home-and-away series at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario … Sebastian Abreu (70^th) gave La Celestethe lead, but Walter Centeno (74^th) scored the equalizer for the Ticos … However, the Ticos were unable to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as they had lost the first-leg of the series in Costa Rica four days earlier.

November 19, 1989: USA qualified for a FIFA World Cup for the first time in 40 years, defeating host Trinidad & Tobago, 1-0, in the last match of the CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament (for Italy 1990) at Port of Spain's Hasely Crawford Stadium … Paul Caligiuri (31^st) scored the game-winner for the USA as it finished second with 11 points (4-1-3 record), level with first-place finisher Costa Rica (5-2-1) … The Stars & Stripes lost the tiebreaker on goal difference (+3 to +4) ... both teams qualified for the FIFA World Cup.

November 20, 1999: USA posted a 3-2 victory over Mexico in the first-ever all "CONCACAF" match-up during the quarterfinals of the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup at the North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand … After Hector Vallejeo (2^nd) gave the Tricolores the lead, the Stars & Stripes answered with goals from DaMarcus Beasley (38^th), Jordan Cila (43^rd) and Kyle Beckerman (48^th) … Yared Yanez (70^th) got one back for Mexico, but the USA held on for the win … The Stars & Stripes went on to finish fourth in the FIFA tournament after losing to Australia and Ghana in the semifinals and third-place match, respectively.

November 21, 2004: Goals by Amy Rodriguez (54^th) and Megan Rapinoe (68^th) gave defending champion USA a 2-0 win against Australia in the quarterfinals of the 2004 FIFA U-19 (now U-20) Women's World Cup at the 700^th Anniversary Stadium in Chiangmai, Thailand … The victory also extended the Stars & Stripes' winning streak to ten-consecutive games at the FIFA tournament … The streak and the chance for another FIFA crown ended three days later as the USA lost to Germany in the semifinals. 

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