With the draw defined to know the playoffs to the Qatar World Cup 2022 , the fourth ranked of the Concacaf will have to face the winner of the Oceania qualifiers, which are still pending to start.
Although both confederations will face each other in June 2022, there is only one precedent between these confederations that decided a ticket to a World Cup Football, where coincidentally the Mexico National Team was fighting for their classification.
Mexico vs New Zealand in the playoffs of 2013
For the Concacaf Qualifiers to the World Cup in Brazil 2014 , the Mexican National Team had to face the New Zealand National Team in a round-trip commitment, after having been in the quarter rt position of the table.
The first leg of the intercontinental play-off, took place at the Azteca Stadium and arbitration directed by the Hungarian Viktor Kassai and with the locality, Mexico could beat New Zealand by 5 goals 1.
For that commitment by Mexico they scored Paúl Aguilar, Oribe Peralta twice, Raúl Jiménez and Rafa Márquez , while for New Zealand, the only goal Chris James did it.
For the second leg, the Mexicans beat the New Zealanders again, with an outstanding performance by Oribe Peralta , who scored a hat-trick and Carlos ‘Gullit’ Peña accompanied him in the four goals of El Tri. On the part of the ‘All Whites’, Chris James and Rory Fallon, scored for the locals.
Mexico attentive to a possible playoff
Although the Mexican National Team is in direct positions at the next World Cup, there is concern because they are equaled in points with Panama , who are in the fourth position that gives access to the playoffs.
The commitments to define the ticket to Qatar will be played on 13 and 14 June, in a neutral venue and a single match to avoid wear due to distances required.