Mexico heads to 8th straight World Cup with win over El Salvador

Mexico heads to 8th straight World Cup 2022 to Qatar with win over El Salvador..

It was never really in doubt that Mexico would make its eighth straight World Cup.

Mexico had all but booked its spot in Qatar heading into its final qualifying match against El Salvador on Wednesday night.

 The mood from the home crowd at Azteca Stadium was light from the moment a remote-controlled toy truck delivered the game ball to midfield for kickoff.

Uriel Antuna scored in the 16th minute for the early lead and Raúl Jimenez converted on a penalty kick before the end of the first half, and El Tri downed El Salvador 2-0 to make the World Cup spot official.

Canada had already secured its first World Cup berth in 36 years with a 4-0 victory over Jamaica in Toronto on Sunday. 

• The Canadians fell to Panama 1-0 in their final match but finished atop the eight-team table with 28 points.

The United States, which missed out on the 2018 World Cup in Russia, USA Men's qualified Qatar World Cup despite the lost 2-0 to Costa Rica to fall to third place with 25 points

• Jamaica defeated Honduras 2-1, with both teams already eliminated.

Costa Rica advances to an intercontinental playoff against New Zealand, which defeated the Solomon Islands 5-0 in the Oceania region earlier in the day.

• Mexico has appeared in 16 World Cups since 1930. El Tri has never won soccer’s premier tournament but reached the quarterfinals in both 1970 and 1986.
•  The team has advanced to the elimination round in each of its past seven World Cups.

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