USA-JAMAICA: Yanks must end winless streak Sunday (Oct. 7) in Foxboro, Mass. (2 pm ET) TV: ABC (live) Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador) Standings: USA is 4th (13 points, plus-2 goal difference); Jamaica is 5th (8 points, minus-5 goal difference). At stake: The USA is guaranteed of a World 2002 spot if it beats the Reggae Boyz and follows up with a Game 10 win over Trinidad & Tobago. First Hexagonal Meeting: The teams played to an uneventful 0-0 stalemate in Kingston. Friendly Foxboro: The USA, with six wins and three ties, is undefeated at Foxboro Stadium. The last U.S. win in qualifying came at Foxboro — 2-0 over Trinidad & Tobago. Since that game, the USA has tied one and lost three straight. Coach Bruce Arena says: “This game will be the one to get us to the 2002 World Cup.” Undefeated: The USA has never lost to Jamaica — 5 wins, 5 ties — but hasn’t beaten it in World Cup qualifying since 1988. They’ve tied their last three qualifiers, including twice when both qualified for France ’98. Lowe Back: Onandi Lowe’s AWOL from Jamaica’s first practice has been excused: “He had a personal reason and the manager spoke to him and is pretty satisfied with what he told us,” Coach Carl Brown told the Jamaican press. Lowe is easily the Reggae Boyz’s main attacking threat. MLS Connection: Besides Kansas City’s Lowe, the Reggae Boyz have four other MLS players on their roster — Andy Williams (New England), Christopher Dawes (Kansas City), Wolde Harris (New England) and Tyrone Marshall (Miami). The USA has 13 MLS players and 10 foreign-based players on its roster. COSTA RICA-MEXICO: How will Ticos react? Sunday in San Jose, Costa Rica (2 pm ET) TV: Univision (live) Referee: Antonio Pereira da Silva Standings: Costa Rica is 1st (19 points, plus-9 goal difference); Mexico is 3rd (13 points, plus-4 goal difference). First Hexagonal Meeting: Costa Rica made history by handing Mexico its first home loss in World Cup qualifying — 2-1 on goals by Ronald Fonseca and Hernan Medford. At Stake: Costa Rica is the only CONCACAF team to have clinched one of the three qualifying spots. Mexico needs a result. Whether the Ticos’ nothing-to-lose position makes things easy or difficult for Mexico may depend on the crowd turnout. In the Tricolor’s favor: 5,000 Mexicans are expected to make the trip. Aguirre Says: Mexico coach Javier Aguirre has revived Mexico’s World Cup hopes by guiding it to three straight wins. But he’s also known for his sideline antics and foul mouth. He has, for example, used derogatory terms toward his own players in press conferences. On the Costa Rica challenge, he says. “I don’t expect [Costa Rica] to come out slugging or with bad intentions. They play soccer and so do we, but if they want to dance, we’ll respond.” Blanco in Drag? Mexico forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco has said he would dress as a woman if the team loses. The long-injured forward has scored in Mexico’s last two wins. Out: Costa Rica’s top forward, Paulo Wanchope, is out with a knee injury. HONDURAS-TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Catrachos need pre-Mexico win Sunday in San Pedro Sula (2 pm ET) TV: Closed-Circuit (live); Univision (delayed, 4 pm ET) Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada) Standings: Honduras is 2nd (14 points; plus-4 goal difference); T&T is 6th (1 point; minus-14 goal difference). First Hexagonal Meeting: Honduras won, 4-2, in Port of Spain on goals by Carlos Pavon, Daniel Turcios, Ron Morales and Amado Guevara. At Stake: The Catrachos need a win against last-place T&T; they face Mexico at Azteca in their final game. ‘Tyson’ out, Suazo in: Milton “Tyson” Nunez, who scored twice in the campaign-saving 3-2 win over the USA, is suffering from a knee injury. But Italy-based David Suazo, probably a better striker than even Nunez and Carlos Pavon, is back with Honduras after missing the U.S. match. Midfield Julio Cesar de Leon is reportedly unavailable because of alleged involvement in a June traffic fatality. Trinidad Mourns: Technical director Rene Simoes on effect on the team of the death of Mickey Trotman in a car accident on Wednesday: “I think they are doing better. But this is something that one day you understand and the other day you have some questions. This is very natural when you are in grief.” Stern Comes: Former MLS scoring ace Stern John has been called into the T&T camp from England, where he plays for Nottingham Forest