However, victory was not easy for the favourites. The hosts bravely defended until the 66th minute when Atiba Hutchinson, a 38-year-old captain who plays for Besiktas Istanbul, gave the Maple Leafs the lead. Lille OSC champion, Jonathan David.

In this qualifying window, Canada, which had to do without Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies, who suffered from heart problems after contracting the coronavirus, took three wins without conceding a goal.

Undefeated in 11 qualifying matches, coach John Herdman’s players lead the standings four points ahead of “full-time” World Cup participants – the Americans and Mexicans.

– Canadians with one foot and four toes on the other are already in Qatar. Only an unimaginable and catastrophic scenario could deprive them of their second World Cup appearance after Mexico in 1986, the AFP news agency wrote in a summary of Wednesday’s series of matches.

The United States team from Saint Paul, Minnesota, in minus 17 degrees Celsius, won against the weakest of the field Honduras 3-0, and the list of scorers included, among others Weston McKennie of Juventus Turin and Christian Pulisic of Chelsea London . Mexico, meanwhile, beat fourth-placed Panama 1-0 thanks to a late penalty from experienced Raul Jimenez, who were eight points behind Canada.

Until the end of the qualifiers in the CONCACAF zone, covering North, Central America and the Caribbean, there are three rounds of matches remaining, which are scheduled for the end of March. The top three teams will qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, while the fourth will contest an intercontinental play-off in June with the winner of the qualifier in the Oceania zone.

Results of the 11th day:

Jamaica – Costa Rica 0:1 (0:0)
USA – Honduras 3:0 (2:0)
El Salvador – Canada 0:2 (0:0)
Mexico – Panama 1-0 (0-0)

table:

Goal point MZRP
1. Canada 11 7 4 0 19-5 25
2. United States 11 6 3 2 16-7 21
3. Mexico 11 6 3 2 14-8 21
4. Panama 11 5 2 4 14-13 17
5. Costa Rica 11 4 4 3 8-7 16
6. Salvador 11 2 3 6 6-13 9
7. Jamaica 11 1 4 6 9-16 7
8.Honduras 11 0 3 8 5-22 3

AL, PAP

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