The semifinal round of the qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has just finished for the CONCACAF region, which includes the nations of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The teams who have advanced to the final round will now participate in the Hexagonal, or "Hex" playing all the other teams in the Hex twice (once at home, once away). The top 3 teams in the Hex will advance to the World Cup and the 4th place team will face a playoff against the winner from the Oceania region to determine which team will make it to the World Cup.
The United States has advanced to the Hex by winning its group (which contained Jamaica, Guatemala and Antigua & Barbuda) as well as Jamaica (which benefitted from the US win against Guatemala). The other teams in the Hex are Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Honduras.
Canada was in the semifinal round, but unfortunately did not qualify for the Hex. While I'm all for the United States doing its best, there was room for Canada to also make the World Cup and I wish both teams could have made it to the final round of qualifying. The nice thing about the World Cup is that there's another one in 4 years.
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