Mexico’s Diego Reyes (white jersey) tries to elude a Trinidad & Tobago defender during their World Cup qualifier on March 28, 2017, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. (Photo: Mexsport)
CONCACAF Qualifying -- Final Round, Matchday 9
Date: October 6, 2017
Match: Mexico v Trinidad & Tobago
Venue: Estadio Alfonso Lastras – San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
MATCH OFFICIALS
R: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts & Nevis)
AR1: Graeme Browne (St. Kitts & Nevis)
AR2: Nicolas Anderson (Jamaica)
4th: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
SUSPENSIONS
Mexico: none
Trinidad & Toabgo: Sheldon Bateau
ALL-TIME WCQ SERIES
Mexico leads: 7W-2D-3L (25GF, 12GA)
LAST WCQ MEETING
March 28, 2017: Trinidad & Tobago 0, Mexico 1
Diego Reyes 58’
FIVE MATCH WCQ FORM
Mexico: DWDWW
Trinidad & Tobago: LLLLL
CONCACAF QUALIFYING RESULTS
Mexico (Overall record: 10W-4D-0L … 24GF, 4GA)
13.11.15 Mexico v El Salvador 3-0 W
17.11.15 Honduras v Mexico 0-2 W
25.03.16 Canada v Mexico 0-3 W
29.03.16 Mexico v Canada 2-0 W
02.09.16 El Salvador v Mexico 1-3 W
06.09.16 Mexico v Honduras 0-0 D
11.11.16 USA v Mexico 1-2 W
15.11.16 Panama v Mexico 0-0 D
24.03.17 Mexico v Costa Rica 2-0 W
28.03.17 Trinidad & Tobago v Mexico 0-1 W
08.06.17 Mexico v Honduras 3-0 W
11.06.17 Mexico v USA 1-1 D
01.09.17 Mexico v Panama 1-0 W
05.09.17 Costa Rica v Mexico 1-1 D
Trinidad Tobago (Overall record: 4W-2D-8L … 17GF, 24GA)
13.11.15 Guatemala v Trinidad & Tobago 1-2 W
17.11.15 Trinidad & Tobago v USA 0-0 D
25.03.16 St. Vincent & the Grenadines v Trinidad & Tobago 2-3 W
29.03.16 Trinidad & Tobago v St. Vincent & the Grenadines 6-0 W
02.09.16 Trinidad & Tobago v Guatemala 2-2 D
06.09.16 USA v Trinidad & Tobago 4-0 L
11.11.16 Trinidad & Tobago v Costa Rica 0-2 L
15.11.16 Honduras v Trinidad & Tobago 3-1 L
24.03.17 Trinidad & Tobago v Panama 1-0 W
28.03.17 Trinidad & Tobago v Mexico 0-1 L
08.06.17 USA v Trinidad & Tobago 2-0 L
13.06.17 Costa Rica v Trinidad & Tobago 2-1 L
01.09.17 Trinidad & Tobago v Honduras 1-2 L
05.09.17 Panama v Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 L
CONCACAF QUALIFYING SCORERS
Mexico: Jesus Corona, Hirving Lozano (3); Andres Guardado, Javier Hernandez, Raul Jimenez, Carlos Vela (2); Oswaldo Alanis, Nestor Araujo, Jurgen Damm, Hector Herrera, Miguel Layun, Rafael Marquez, Hector Moreno, Diego Reyes, Angel Sepulveda, own-goal in favor (1)
Trinidad & Tobago: Joevin Jones (5); Kevin Molino (3); Trevin Caesar, Levi Garcia, Kenwyne Jones (2); Sheldon Bateau, Khaleem Hyland, Carlyle Mitchell (1)
QUICK NOTES
Mexico (Hexagonal: 1st place … 5W-3D-0L; 11GF, 3GA)
- Qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup with 1-0 home win v Panama on September 1, 2017 … will be making seventh straight appearance in competition and 16th overall
- Completed Hexagonal play in first place once (1998)
- With wins against Trinidad & Tobago (h) and Honduras (a), will set record for most points in a single Hexagonal (Costa Rica holds record: 23 points in 2002)
- Holds record for most all-time Hexagonal goals scored (97)
- Never won more than seven games in a single Hexagonal (2006)
- Sixteen different players have scored Mexico’s 24 goals during 2018 WCQ
- Holds for most goals scored in a single Hexagonal (23 in 1998)
Trinidad & Tobago (Hexagonal: 6th place … 1W-0D-7L; 4GF, 15GA)
- Lost last five WCQs
- Scored one goal or fewer in last nine WCQ matches
- Conceded two goals or more in each of last four WCQ outings
- Former national team star Dennis Lawrence was named head coach in January 2017, replacing Tom Saintfiet, who lasted slightly more than one month on the job
- Qualified for only one FIFA World Cup, playing in Germany 2006 after overcoming Bahrain in a two-match playoff, 2-1 on aggregate
