Johannesburg, South Africa (My Sportsbook) - The United States men's national team continues their bid to qualify for their sixth straight World Cup finals against Mexico on Feb. 11, it was disclosed Saturday when the final round draw for CONCACAF World Cup qualifying was announced.

The U.S., along with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, and Trinidad & Tobago, play in the 10-game, round-robin format from Feb. 11 to Oct. 14, 2009.

The top three teams automatically advance to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The fourth-place team will compete in a two-match playoff against the fifth-place finisher in South American qualifying.

Drawn as Team 6 in the final round format, the Americans face a tricky road to South Africa as they open up against their biggest rival in the region at home and never has consecutive home dates.

The United States plays a fairly balanced schedule, bouncing between home and away games, only to have back-to-back away games late in the qualifying stretch for Matches 8 and 9. Venues for the United States' five home matches are yet to be determined.

After playing Mexico, the U.S. kicks off their away schedule of the qualifying campaign against El Salvador on March 28, and then returns home on April 1 to face Trinidad & Tobago. The halfway point for the Hexagonal arrives in June, with the U.S. facing Costa Rica away on June 3 and then returning to the U.S. to host Honduras on June 6, which will complete the first half of the final round.

The second stand-alone date of the final round falls on Aug. 12 with the U.S. traveling to the unfriendly confines of Mexico. The U.S. will have two straight double dates, starting with hosting El Salvador on Sept. 5 before heading to Trinidad & Tobago on Sept. 9. The three teams that will automatically advance to the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be decided on the final double date, which begins for the United States on Oct. 10 away to Honduras. The U.S. concludes the final round on Oct. 14 at home against Costa Rica.

The United States has qualified for five consecutive World Cup finals, amassing a lifetime record of 53-31-28 in World Cup qualifying play. With a record of 34-6-11 on U.S. soil, the team has lost only one home qualifier since 1985.