The United States and Mexico will be looking to secure their places at the World Cup when they take to the pitch this weekend.

The Americans face a tough challenge in Honduras, who have won all four of their home games in the final stage of qualifying.

Coached by Colombian Reinaldo Rueda, Honduras have been the surprise package and are third in the standings in the final automatic qualification spot.

Honduras and Inter Milan striker David Suazo said: "The team are at 100% and we're willing to show that we can be at the World Cup. We're facing a very important task.

"I'm very excited at being so close to a World Cup. This is the pinnacle of my career."

Group leaders USA have a three-point advantage over their opponents and victory would be enough to see them through to next summer's finals.

"Everybody is excited about this last stretch of qualifying and we understand the challenge of going to Honduras and playing against a talented team, but we are excited about the opportunity that we have," USA coach Bob Bradley said.

Mexico have turned their form around since Javier Aguirre replaced Sven-Goran Eriksson at the helm, and a run of four successive wins has seen them climb to second in the table.

Victory over El Salvador tomorrow would be enough to send them to South Africa with one qualifier remaining.

"We have 180 minutes ahead of us which are make or break," Aguirre said. "If we can get three points, we're in the World Cup. We're focused on that target.

"Since we (the coaches) arrived there has been a big improvement mentally. The team had low self-esteem, lots of pessimism.

"On the footballing side we haven't been able to develop as much as we train together for three days and then play a match.

"That's why it's much better to build on this World Cup for the next one."

Costa Rica will be hoping to keep their automatic qualifying hopes alive with a win over lowly Trinidad & Tobago.

The Costa Ricans are fourth in the table, one point behind Honduras, but have lost their last three matches.

That run cost coach Rodrigo Kenton his job, with Brazilian Rene Simoes taking the reins for the remainder of the qualifying campaign.