Mexico will play their 17th World Cup as El Tri qualified to Qatar 2022 with a 2-0 win over El Salvador at the Azteca Stadium. With this result, Tata Martino’s team finished second in the standings of the qualifying tournament, ahead of the USMNT, which couldn’t defeat Costa Rica.
After a draw with the USMNT and a 1-0 triumph over Honduras, Mexico had at least the playoffs secured but they only needed a draw to seal their direct ticket to Qatar. El Tri didn’t give anything to luck and scored the first goal of the night in the 17th minute of the match.
Uriel Antuna opened the scoring and then, if things weren’t good enough for the home side already, the referee awarded a penalty for El Tri. Raul Jimenez didn’t hesitate and found the net and secure a place in the upcoming World Cup. Here, check out the highlights and goals from this match:
Mexico vs El Salvador: Match Preview
Mexico will host El Salvador today at the Estadio Azteca in a match for the 2022 Concacaf World Cup Qualifying Final Round that could define the future of the national team coached by Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino. The hosts only need a draw to secure a place at the next FIFA World Cup 2022.Here, you will find the starting time and where to watch or live stream this WCQ game online free from different parts of the world. If you want to watch it live from the United States, tune in to fuboTV (7-Day Free Trial Streaming) or Paramount+ (Free Trial).
Mexico will be looking for a draw or a win against a national team that no longer has a chance to qualify for Qatar 2022. However, they should not be complacent, as a loss against El Salvador and a negative result for the USMNTagainst Costa Rica could send Mexico to the World Cup playoffs.
El Salvador suffered a 2-1home defeat to Costa Rica on Sunday to accumulate three Concacaf qualifying games without victories, while Mexico managed to beat Honduras 1-0 on Sunday to extend their unbeaten run in the tournament to five games.
Mexico vs El Salvador: Starting time
Argentina: 10:05 PM
Brazil: 10:05 PM
Canada: 9:05 PM (ET)
Costa Rica: 7:05 PM
Dominican Republic: 9:05 PM
El Salvador: 7:05 PM
Guatemala: 7:05 PM
Honduras: 7:05 PM
Mexico: 7:05 PM
Nicaragua: 7:05 PM
North Macedonia: 3:05 AM (Thursday)
Panama: 8:05 PM
US: 9:05 PM (ET)
Mexico vs El Salvador:TV Channel and Live Streaming
Argentina: Star+
Brazil:Star+, NOW NET e Claro, GUIGO, ESPN3
Canada: OneSoccer
Costa Rica: TUDN
Dominican Republic: TUDN
El Salvador: TCS GO, Canal 4 El Salvador, TUDN
Guatemala: Tigo Sports Guatemala, TUDN
Honduras: TUDN
Mexico: Canal 5 Televisa, Blim TV, TUDN En Vivo, TUDN
Nicaragua: TUDN
North Macedonia: SportKlub 4 Serbia, MaxTV Go
Panama:Viva, TUDN
US: FuboTV (free trial), Paramount+ (free trial),TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, Univision, FOX Deportes, TUDN USA