2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round
Tournament details
Dates22–26 March 2024
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored4 (1 per match)
Attendance1,780 (445 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Anguilla.svg Luke Paris
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg Hugo Liziario
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Billy Forbes
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Jett Blaschka
(1 goal each)
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The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification were played on 22 and 26 March 2024. [1]

Contents

Format

Four teams, ranked as the bottom four in the CONCACAF entrant list, played home-and-away over two legs in two ties. The two winners advanced to the second round. [2]

Seeding

The seeding was based on the FIFA Men's World Ranking of December 2023 (shown in parentheses). [3] [4]

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.

SeededUnseeded
  1. Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands (208)
  2. Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla (209)

The first round ties were predetermined as follows:

The lower-ranked teams hosted the first leg, while the higher-ranked teams hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 22 March, while the second legs were played on 26 March 2024. [5]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Anguilla  Flag of Anguilla.svg1–1 (4–3 p)Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 0–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)
U.S. Virgin Islands  Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg1–1 (2–4 p)Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 1–1 0–0 (a.e.t.)

Matches

Anguilla  Flag of Anguilla.svg0–0Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley
Attendance: 618 [6]
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
Turks and Caicos Islands  Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla
  • Forbes Soccerball shade.svg23'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Penalties
3–4
TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales
Attendance: 337
Referee: Reginald Gumbs (St. Kitts and Nevis)

1–1 on aggregate. Anguilla won 4–3 on penalties and advanced to the second round (Group F) .

U.S. Virgin Islands  Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg1–1Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem
Attendance: 295 [7]
Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)
British Virgin Islands  Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Penalties
4–2
A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town
Attendance: 530
Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)

1–1 on aggregate. British Virgin Islands won 4–2 on penalties and advanced to the second round (Group E) .

Goalscorers

There were 4 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match.

1 goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions: [8]

There were no suspensions served during the first round.

References

  1. ↑ "CONCACAF announces schedule for first two rounds of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026". CONCACAF. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "CONCACAF announces formats for men's national team competitions for the 2023–2026 cycle". CONCACAF. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Draw Procedures for the CONCACAF Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26" (PDF). FIFA. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Men's Ranking – December 2023". FIFA. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "CONCACAF announces schedule for first two rounds of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026". CONCACAF. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Anguilla v Turks and Caicos Islands". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "US Virgin Islands v British Virgin Islands". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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