2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification

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2026 Concacaf U-17 Men's Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countries Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Panama
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Dates3–12 February 2026
Teams34 (from 1 confederation)
Venue6 (in 6 host cities)
2025
2027

2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification, officially called the 2026 Concacaf U-17 Men's Qualifiers, decided which teams from CONCACAF would join host Qatar at the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Eight qualifying slots were allocated to CONCACAF.

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Teams

The 41 CONCACAF national teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Ranking as of 24 April 2025. 34 teams entered the tournament. [1]

April 2025 rankings [2]
Participating (34 teams)
RankTeamPoints
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5,264
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4,777
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3,408
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2,577
5Flag of Honduras (2022-present).svg  Honduras 2,161
6Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2,133
7Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1,996
8Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1,727
9Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1,464
10Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1,376
11Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1,243
12Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 1,187
13Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1,170
14Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1,133
15Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1,108
16Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 1,081
17Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1,013
18Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 955
19Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 893
20Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 747
21Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe 725
22Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 693
23Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 683
24Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 678
25Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 606
26Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 519
29Flag of France.svg  Saint Martin 472
30Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 459
31Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 388
32Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 338
33Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 332
34Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 328
36Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 276
38Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 104
Did not enter (7 teams)
RankTeamPoints
27Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique 515
28Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 480
35Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 291
37Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 208
39Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire 92
40Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 0
41Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 0

Draw

The final draw took place on 21 October 2025, 11:00 ET, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami. [3] The teams were drawn into two groups of five and six groups of four.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5

Groups

The tournament will be played from 3–12 February 2026. [1] The teams play a round-robin and the winner of each group qualifies for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [1]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 00000000 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago (H)00000000
3Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 00000000
4Flag of France.svg  Saint Martin 00000000
5Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (H)00000000 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 00000000
3Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe 00000000
4Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 00000000
5Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 00000000 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (H)00000000
3Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 00000000
4Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (H)00000000 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 00000000
3Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 00000000
4Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000000 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 00000000
3Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 00000000
4Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H)00000000
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 00000000 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 00000000
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 00000000
4Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 6 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 00000000 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 00000000
3Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 00000000
4Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 6 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Honduras (2022-present).svg  Honduras (H)00000000 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 00000000
3Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 00000000
4Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 6 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Draw Reveals Groups for 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. "Concacaf Men's Under-17 Ranking". Concacaf. 25 October 2025. Archived from the original on 25 October 2025.
  3. "Concacaf announces key details for 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.