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Jamaica's Jermaine 'Tuffy' Anderson in action in a CONCACAF final-round World Cup Qualifier against Costa Rica at the National Stadium last Tuesday. Anderson scored in injury time to earn a 1-1 draw for the Reggae Boyz. - Ricardo Makyn
MIAMI, (CMC):
All three matches on the last day of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying in CONCACAF will kick off simultaneously, officials announced over the weekend.
The host teams have agreed that the October 15 fixtures will start at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. Ja time), since each of the encounters is expected to have bearing on qualification and the final table.
Panama play United States, Jamaica take on Honduras and Costa Rica and Mexico do battle in the final round.
The United States (16 points) and Costa Rica (15 points) have already secured two of the automatic berths, while Honduras (11 points) sit alone in third for the last automatic place.
The fourth-place side will enter into an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand.
Panama and Mexico are currently level in that position on eight points, but the Panamanians hold the advantage on the most goals scored tiebreaker.
Last-place Jamaica (four points) remain in contention thanks to a 1-1 draw against the Costa Ricans last Tuesday.
