And then there were 8: CONCACAF hexagonal becomes octagonal

CONCACAF is changing its World Cup qualifying hexagonal to an octagonal in response to the coronavirus pandemic and delaying the start until next June.The United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Honduras receive byes directly to the octagonal, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football announced Monday.The format also provides margin for slip ups, though there were not enough to prevent the U.S. from missing the 2018 World Cup in Russia when it lost to