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Birnbaum and USMNT win Group C, advance into the Hex

IMAGE: Starting XI USA 9-6

After their big 4-0 victory over T&T on Sept. 6, the USA are one of six nations to advance to the final round of 2018 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, also known as "The Hexagonal." 

The goal of the Americans is to finish among the top three in the final round to clinch an automatic berth to Russia 2018. The fourth-place finisher will advance to a playoff against Asia's fifth-place finisher. The bottom two teams will be eliminated.


The USA will face a total of 10 matches in the Hex, beginning with Round 1 on November 11 against archrivals Mexico on US soil. The two CONCACAF giants will then square off in Mexico City in Round 6. 


The qualifying process in the CONCACAF region began back in January 2015 and it has seen 29 nations eliminated along the way, leaving the final six survivors in "The Hex." 


Hexagonal Group

<strong>Team</strong>
<strong>Qualified As</strong>
Costa Rica
B1
Honduras
A2
Mexico
A1
Panama
B2
T&amp;T
C2
USA
C1

USA Hexagonal Schedule

<strong>Date</strong>
<strong>U.S.A.</strong>
Nov. 11, 2016
v. Mexico
Nov. 15, 2016
at Costa Rica
March 24, 2017
v. Honduras
March 28, 2017
at Panama
June 9, 2017
v. T&amp;T
June 13, 2017
at Mexico
Sept. 1, 2017
v. Costa Rica
Sept. 5, 2017
at Honduras
Oct. 6, 2017
v. Panama
Oct. 10, 2017
at T&amp;T

Full Hexagonal Schedule

Nov. 11, 2016
<strong>USA</strong>&nbsp;vs. Mexico
TBD
Nov. 11, 2016
Honduras vs. Panama
TBD
Nov. 11, 2016
Trinidad &amp; Tobago vs. Costa Rica
TBD
Nov. 15 2016
Costa Rica vs.&nbsp;<strong>USA</strong>
TBD
Nov. 15, 2016
Panama vs. Mexico
TBD
Nov. 15, 2016
Honduras vs. Trinidad &amp; Tobago
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span>
Mar. 24, 2017
<strong>USA</strong>&nbsp;vs. Honduras
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span>
Mar. 24, 2017
Trinidad &amp; Tobago vs. Panama
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span>
Mar. 24, 2017
Mexico vs. Costa Rica
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Estadio Azteca, Mexico City</span>
Mar. 28, 2017
Panama vs.&nbsp;<strong>USA</strong>
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span>
Mar. 28, 2017
Honduras vs. Costa Rica
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span>
Mar. 28, 2017
Trinidad &amp; Tobago vs. Mexico
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span>
Jun. 9, 2017
<strong>USA</strong>&nbsp;vs. Trinidad &amp; Tobago
TBD
Jun. 9, 2017
Costa Rica vs. Panama
TBD
Jun. 9, 2017
Mexico vs. Honduras
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Jun. 13, 2017
Mexico vs.&nbsp;<strong>USA</strong>
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Jun. 13, 2017
Panama vs. Honduras
TBD
Jun. 13, 2017
Costa Rica vs. Trinidad &amp; Tobago
TBD
Sep. 1, 2017
<strong>USA</strong>&nbsp;vs. Costa Rica
TBD
Sep. 1, 2017
Mexico vs. Panama
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Sep. 1, 2017
Trinidad &amp; Tobago vs. Honduras
TBD
Sep. 5, 2017
Honduras vs.&nbsp;<strong>USA</strong>
TBD
Sep. 5, 2017
Panama vs. Trinidad &amp; Tobago
TBD
Sep. 5, 2017
Costa Rica vs. Mexico
TBD
Oct. 6, 2017
<strong>USA</strong>&nbsp;vs. Panama
TBD
Oct. 6, 2017
Costa Rica vs. Honduras
TBD
Oct. 6, 2017
Mexico vs. Trinidad &amp; Tobago
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Oct. 10, 2017
Trinidad &amp; Tobago vs.&nbsp;<strong>USA</strong>
TBD
Oct. 10, 2017
Panama vs. Costa Rica
TBD
Oct. 10, 2017
Honduras vs. Mexico
TBD<br>