2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification

2026 Concacaf U-17 Men's Qualifiers

Tournament details
Host countries	Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Panama Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago
Dates	3–12 February 2026
Teams	32 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	6 (in 6 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	161 (5.96 per match)
← 2025 2027 → All statistics correct as of 7 February, 2026.

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.

Teams

The 41 CONCACAF national teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Ranking as of 24 April 2025. 34 teams originally entered the tournament, and two subsequently withdrew, resulting in 32 teams participating. ^[1]

April 2025 rankings ^[2]

Participating (32 teams) Rank Team Points 1   Mexico 5,264 2   United States 4,777 3   Canada 3,408 4   Panama 2,577 5   Honduras 2,161 6   Costa Rica 2,133 7   Haiti 1,996 8   El Salvador 1,727 9   Nicaragua 1,464 10   Puerto Rico 1,376 11   Jamaica 1,243 12   Bermuda 1,187 13   Dominican Republic 1,170 14   Guatemala 1,133 15   Trinidad and Tobago 1,108 16   Curaçao 1,081 17   Cuba 1,013 18   Guyana 955 19   Aruba 893 20   Barbados 747 21   Guadeloupe (W) 725 22   British Virgin Islands 693 23   Saint Kitts and Nevis 683 24   Antigua and Barbuda 678 25   Belize 606 26   Cayman Islands 519 29   Saint Martin 472 30   Suriname (W) 459 31   Anguilla 388 32   Turks and Caicos Islands 338 33   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 332 34   Grenada 328 36   Dominica 276 38   Sint Maarten 104

Did not enter (7 teams) Rank Team Points 27   Martinique 515 28   Bahamas 480 35   Saint Lucia 291 37   U.S. Virgin Islands 208 39   Bonaire 92 40   French Guiana 0 41   Montserrat 0

• (W): Withdrew after draw.

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 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Mexico   United States   Canada   Panama   Honduras   Costa Rica   Haiti   El Salvador	Nicaragua   Puerto Rico   Jamaica   Bermuda   Dominican Republic   Guatemala   Trinidad and Tobago   Curaçao	Cuba   Guyana   Aruba   Barbados   Guadeloupe (W)   British Virgin Islands   Saint Kitts and Nevis   Antigua and Barbuda	Belize   Cayman Islands   Saint Martin   Suriname (W)   Anguilla   Turks and Caicos Islands   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   Grenada	Dominica   Sint Maarten

• (W): Withdrew after draw.

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	2	2	0	0	14	0	+14	6	2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2	Barbados	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
3	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
4	Saint Martin	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
5	Sint Maarten (E)	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Panama (H)	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11	6	2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2	Nicaragua	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	6
3	Anguilla (E)	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	0
4	Dominica (E)	2	0	0	2	2	13	−11	0
5	Guadeloupe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Haiti	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	6	2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2	Guatemala (H)	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6
3	Antigua and Barbuda (E)	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
4	Grenada (E)	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Costa Rica (H)	2	2	0	0	35	0	+35	6	2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2	Puerto Rico	2	2	0	0	15	0	+15	6
3	Turks and Caicos Islands (E)	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	0
4	British Virgin Islands (E)	2	0	0	2	0	38	−38	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	2	2	0	0	18	0	+18	6	2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2	Dominican Republic	2	2	0	0	15	0	+15	6
3	Saint Kitts and Nevis (E)	2	0	0	2	0	15	−15	0
4	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H, E)	2	0	0	2	0	18	−18	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	El Salvador	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3	2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2	Cuba	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
3	Curaçao	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
4	Belize	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3	2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2	Jamaica	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
3	Aruba	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
4	Cayman Islands	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guyana	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3	2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2	Honduras (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bermuda	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
4	Suriname	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

References

1. "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.

External links

• Official website