2026 CONCACAF W Championship

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2026 CONCACAF W Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTBD
DatesNovember 2026
Teams8
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The 2026 CONCACAF W Championship will be the 12th edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Eight teams will play in the tournament, which will take place in November 2026. [1]

Contents

The tournament will serve as the CONCACAF qualifiers to the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil. The top four teams will qualify for the World Cup, while two additional teams will advance to a play-off tournament. [2] In addition, the two finalists will qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; should the United States be one of the finalists, then the winner of the third-place match will qualify. [1]

The United States are the three-time defending champions of the competition, having won the 2014, 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

Format

Eight teams will play in the tournament, which will be held in November 2026. They will play a single-elimination tournament consisting of quarter-finals, play-ins (between the losers of the quarter-finals), semi-finals, a third place match and a final. The competition will qualify four CONCACAF teams for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil, while two teams will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs. In addition, two teams will qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [1] [2]

Qualification

The two highest-ranked teams from CONCACAF in the FIFA Women's World Ranking of 7 August 2025 received a bye to the final tournament. Twenty-nine teams were drawn into five groups of five teams each and one group of four teams, and will play single round-robin matches between November 2025 and April 2026. [3] The six group winners will advance to the final tournament. [1]

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		 FIFA ranking
at start of event [4] 		Previous best
performance
Flag of the United States.svg  United States CONCACAF highest-ranked in FIFA rankingAugust 7, 2025 [a] 11th 2022 Champions (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada CONCACAF next highest-ranked in FIFA rankingAugust 7, 2025 [a] 11th 2022 Champions (1998, 2010)
TBDQualification Group A winner2026
TBDQualification Group B winner2026
TBDQualification Group C winner2026
TBDQualification Group D winner2026
TBDQualification Group E winner2026
TBDQualification Group F winner2026
  1. 1 2 CONCACAF confirmed the automatic qualifiers on 7 August 2025, based on the CONCACAF women's ranking published on 11 March 2024. On 14 August 2025, CONCACAF re-allocated the seedings based on the FIFA Women's World Ranking of August 2025. [3]

Knockout stage

Seeding

All teams will be seeded according to the FIFA ranking. The quarter-finals will feature the first- and eighth-seeded teams, the second- and seventh-seeded teams, the third- and sixth-seeded teams, and the fourth- and fifth-seeded teams facing off. [1]

Qualified teams [a]
  1. Flag of the United States.svg  United States (TBD)
  2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (TBD)
  3. TBD ()
  4. TBD ()
  5. TBD ()
  6. TBD ()
  7. TBD ()
  8. TBD ()
  1. ↑ The number in parentheses indicates the FIFA ranking.

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
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  Third place
 
 
 
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Quarter-finals

The winners will qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Play-in matches

The winners will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

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Semi-finals

The winners will qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

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Third place

If the United States is one of the finalists, the winners will qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

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Final

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Qualification for international tournaments

Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF will qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. Two more teams may qualify via the inter-confederation play-offs.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup [a]
TBDNovember 2026
TBDNovember 2026
TBDNovember 2026
TBDNovember 2026
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Qualified teams for 2028 Summer Olympics

The following three teams from CONCACAF will qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympic women's football tournament, including the United States, who qualified as hosts.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics [a]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13 September 20178 ( 1996 , 2000, 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016, 2020, 2024 )
TBDNovember 2026
TBDNovember 2026
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Concacaf announces 2025 to 2029 women's national team competitions". Concacaf. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 dates confirmed". Inside FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 December 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "2025/26 Concacaf W Qualifiers: Official Draw and Competition Details". CONCACAF. Miami. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Women's Ranking (CONCACAF)". FIFA.
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