• CONCACAF qualifying 1998-2022 by points per game

    From MH@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Nov 17 13:41:18 2021
    1998 Mexico won the group with 1.8 points per game. 3rd place
    required 1.4 points per game. Last place ? 0.6 PPG

    2002 Costa Rica first with 2.3 points per game. 3rd place needed 1.7
    PPG. Honduras missed out with 1.4. Last place 0.5 PPG

    2006 USA and Mexico both on 2.2 PPG, Costa Rica 3rd on 1.6, TandT in playoff on 1.3

    2010 USA 2.0 PPG, Mexico 1.9, Honduras qualified with 1.6, Costa Rica playoffs 1.6


    2014 USA 2.2, Costa Rica 1.8, Honduras 1.5, Mexico (playoffs) 1.1


    2018 Mexico 2.1, Costa Rica 1.6, Panama 1.3, Honduras 1.3 (playoff)


    So overall, the average PPG for third place has been 1.52 points per game.

    With 8 teams in 2021-2022, one could argue that it might end up being a
    bit higher (because extra teams are weaker), but maybe not. So far it
    looks like more than 1.7 will be needed - that was the previous record.

    Canada 2.0
    USA 1.875
    Mexico 1.75
    Panama 1.75
    Costa Rica 1.125
    Jamaica 0.875
    El Salvador 0.75
    Honduras 0.375
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