MIAMI – Concacaf and FIFA Friday confirmed the schedule for the region’s men’s World Cup qualifying matches for March.

The U.S. men’s national will visit Mexico at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on March 24, followed by a home game against Panama in Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Fla. on March 27. The last match of the final round is set in Costa Rica at Estadio Nacional in San Jose on March 30.

The standings

The schedule
* Home team listed first and in eastern time (local time)

Thursday, March 24

20:00 (19:00) Jamaica vs El Salvador – National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
21:05 (20:05) Panama vs Honduras – Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama
22:00 (20:00) Mexico vs United States – Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
22:05 (20:05) Costa Rica vs Canada – Estadio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica

Sunday, March 27

16:05 (16:05) Canada vs Jamaica – BMO Field, Toronto, ON, Canada
17:05 (15:05) El Salvador vs Costa Rica – Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, El Salvador
19:00 (19:00) United States vs Panama – Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL, USA
19:05 (17:05) Honduras vs Mexico – Estadio Olimpico, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Wednesday, March 30

21:05 (19:05) Mexico vs El Salvador – Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
21:05 (19:05) Costa Rica vs United States – Estadio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica
21:05 (20:05) Panama vs Canada – Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama
21:05 (20:05) Jamaica vs Honduras – National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica

The top three teams will qualify directly to Qatar 2022. The fourth-place team will advance to a FIFA Intercontinental Playoff against the Oceania winners. That match will be held in Doha, Qatar on either June 13-14.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.