Last Updated on June 11, 2021 10:35 am by
This Saturday, June 12, the playoffs for the final round of the CONCACAF Qualifiers for Qatar 2022 will be played. St. Kitts and Nevis were one of the big surprises in these CONCACAF Qualifiers with its passage to the playoffs, above Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, Guyana, and the Bahamas, where they played four games, winning three, drawing none, and losing only one, accumulating a total of nine points, which allows them to reach the next phase where they will now face El Salvador. El Salvador did the same thing in Group A, shared with Monserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where they were undefeated in four games with a total of three wins and one draw. This match will be played at the Warner Park Football Stadium at 15:00 E.T. and broadcasted by TigoSports.
5 interesting facts between the teams of St. Kitts and Nevis and El Salvador:
1. St. Kitts and Nevis team has a total of three wins and two losses in its last five games.
2. The Salvadoran team has just one loss in its last five games, against the United States (6-0), and three wins and a tie.
3. The Salvadoran team has only conceded one goal in the group stage of the qualifiers.
4. The team from St. Kitts and Nevis only conceded a goal in one game, which they lost to Trinidad and Tobago by a score of 2-0.
5. The two teams have met on only two occasions, one draw (2-2) and one victory for the Salvadoran national team (4-1).
Let’s review the best plays from the last match between the two qualifiers for the Russia 2018 World Cup: (Video courtesy of: Pepsinono).
How will both teams get to the playoffs in the final round of the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers?
There are no known injury concerns for the Sugar Boyz for the upcoming playoff match, which will give access to the final qualifying round for the World Cup to be played in Qatar next year. However, they are coming from fielding a weak team against Trinidad and Tobago, to which they lost 0-2; Brazilian coach Leonardo Neiva is now expected to field the regular and hierarchy players such as Malique Roberts, Kalonji Clarke, and Vinceroy Nelson in the next match where team captain and goalkeeper Julani Archibald and top scorer Keithroy Freeman should also play from the start of the game.
Review the best performances of the last St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Trinidad and Tobago match: (Video courtesy of: CHAL TC CCL).
On the other hand, the Salvadoran team will arrive with the responsibility and historical commitment to reach the final round, as they have a superior squad to their counterparts at this stage, with players with extensive experience with the national team, and who in turn already know what it means to qualify for World Cups. Therefore, under the technical direction of Hugo Perez, the country dreams of overcoming this phase without any complications to fight face to face with the most challenging teams in the qualifying round to seek a place in the World Cup.
Review the best performances of last El Salvador vs. Virgin Islands match: (Video courtesy of: TẬP CHẠY)
- Projected Score: 1 – St. Kitts and Nevis 2 – El Salvador
Predictions
- El Salvador: 50%
- St. Kitts and Nevis: 25%
- Draw: 25%
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