CONCACAF’s qualification process for the 2026 World Cup is going to look quite unusual given the three spots allotted to hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States for the tournament.
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The Hexagonal and Octagonal are no more, replaced by a playoff first round and two rounds of group play,
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At least three nations will seal places at the tournament, and two remaining teams will be given places in the inter-confederation playoffs as up to five teams joins the Canucks, El Tri, and Yanks in the 2026 World Cup.
North and Central American (CONCACAF) World Cup qualification format
- First round (March 22-26, 2024): Four teams, home and away
- Second round (June 5, 2024 - June 10, 2025): 30 teams, six groups, top two from each group advance
- Third round (begins Sept. 2025): 12 teams, three groups, top team from each group qualifies for World Cup, top two second-place teams advance to inter-confederation playoffs
North and Central American (CONCACAF) World Cup qualification schedule — First round fixtures, results
March 22
Anguilla 0-0 Turks ands Caicos
U.S. Virgin Islands 1-1 British Virgin Islands
March 26
Turks and Caicos 1-1 (PKs 3-4) Anguilla
British Virgin Islands 0-0 (PKs 4-2) U.S. Virgin Islands
North and Central American (CONCACAF) World Cup qualification standings, schedule — Second round match-ups
June 5, 2024
Antigua and Barbuda 1-1 Bermuda
Trinidad and Tobago 2-2 Grenada
Curacao 4-1 Barbados
Nicaragua 4-1 Montserrat
Guatemala 6-0 Dominica
Suriname 4-1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
June 6, 2024
Honduras 3-1 Cuba
Costa Rica 4-0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Haiti 2-1 Saint Lucia
Panama 2-0 Guyana
Jamaica 1-0 Dominican Republic
El Salvador 0-0 Puerto Rico
June 8, 2024
Cayman Islands 1-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas 1-7 Trinidad and Tobago
Aruba 0-2 Curacao
Belize 0-4 Nicaragua
Anguilla 0-4 Suriname
June 9, 2024
Bermuda 1-6 Honduras
Grenada 0-3 Costa Rica
Barbados 1-3 Haiti
Montserrat 1-3 Panama
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1-3 El Salvador
June 11, 2024
Cuba 3-0 Cayman Islands
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1-0 Bahamas
Saint Lucia 2-2 Aruba
Guyana 3-1 Belize
Dominican Republic 4-0 British Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico 8-0 Anguilla
June 4, 2025
Bermuda vs Cayman Islands
Grenada vs Bahamas
Barbados vs Aruba
Montserrat vs Belize
Dominica vs British Virgin Islands
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Anguilla
June 6, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda vs Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Curacao vs Saint Lucia
Nicaragua vs Guyana
Guatemala vs Dominican Republic
Suriname vs Puerto Rico
June 7, 2025
Cayman Islands vs Honduras
Bahamas vs Costa Rica
Aruba vs Haiti
Belize vs Panama
British Virgin Islands vs Jamaica
Anguilla vs El Salvador
June 10, 2025
Cuba vs Bermuda
Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Grenada
Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Lucia vs Barbados
Haiti vs Curacao
Guyana vs Montserrat
Panama vs Nicaragua
Honduras vs Antigua and Barbuda
Dominican Republic vs Dominica
Jamaica vs Guatemala
Puerto Rico vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
El Salvador vs Suriname
North and Central American (CONCACAF) World Cup qualification standings, schedule — Second round tables
Group A
- Honduras — 2-0-0, +7 GD — 6 points
- Cuba — 2-0-0, +1 GD — 3 points
- Cayman Islands — 1-0-1, -2 GD — 3 points
- Antigua and Barbuda — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
- Bermuda — 0-1-1, -5 GD — 1 point
Group B
- Costa Rica — 2-0-0, +7 GD — 6 points
- Trinidad and Tobago — 1-1-0, +6 GD — 4 points
- Saint Kitts and Nevis — 1-0-1, -3 GD — 3 points
- Grenada — 0-1-1, -3 GD — 1 point
- Bahamas — 0-0-2, -7 GD — 0 points
Group C
- Curacao — 2-0-0, +5 GD — 6 points
- Haiti — 2-0-0, +3 GD — 6 points
- Saint Lucia — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
- Aruba — 0-1-1, -2 GD — 1 point
- Barbados — 0-0-2, -5 GD — 0 points
Group D
- Nicaragua — 2-0-0, +7 GD — 6 points
- Panama — 2-0-0, +4 GD — 6 points
- Guyana — 1-0-1, 0 GD — 3 points
- Montserrat — 0-0-2, -5 GD — 0 points
- Belize — 0-0-2, -6 GD — 0 points
Group E
- Guatemala — 2-0-0, +9 GD — 6 points
- Jamaica — 2-0-0, +2 GD — 6 points
- Dominican Republic — 1-0-1, +3 GD — 3 points
- Dominica — 0-0-2, -7 GD — 0 points
- British Virgin Islands — 0-0-2, -7 GD — 0 points
Group F
- Suriname — 2-0-0, +7 GD — 6 points
- Puerto Rico — 1-1-0, +8 GD — 4 points
- El Salvador — 1-1-0, +2 GD, 4 points
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — 0-0-2, -5 GD — 0 points
- Anguilla — 0-0-2, -12 GD — 0 points
