El Tri Clinch CONCACAF Hexagonal Place

Antigua and Barbuda 0-1 Guatemala

USA 1-0 Jamaica

Mexico looked like a much more confident side from then until the end of the match and didn’t give the Ticos a sniff at an equalizer. If he wishes, Jose Manuel de la Torre can call a youth side into his team’s final two qualifiers in this round.

We’ll have coverage of all of Tuesday’s matches in our CONCACAF 2014 World Cup qualifying StoryStream. For more on El Tri, head over to Mexican football blog FMF State Of Mind. For more on the entire world of football, follow @SBNationSoccer on Twitter.

The final 20 minutes were nervy ones for U.S. supporters, as Jurgen Klinsmann’s substitutes failed to keep possession. Jamaica couldn’t create clear chances, however, and the United States defense did their part to hold onto a 1-0 victory.

Danny Williams struck the post in the 30th minute with a wicked long-range effort that beat Miller, but just missed sneaking inside the net by inches. At that point, it looked like luck just might not be on the side of the Americans. Miller was brilliant in the first half, while the USMNT hit the post three times.

Costa Rica, meanwhile, have made multiple changes.

Mexico Lineup: Corona; Moreno, Rodríguez, Meza, Torres Nilo, Zavala, Salcido, Aquino, Guardado, Peralta, Hernandez

Game Date/Time: Friday, 9 p.m. ET

Venue: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

Game Date/Time: Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET

Venue: Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States