WC Qualification 2026 North & Central America and the Caribbean
The three hosts USA, Canada and Mexico qualified automatically. The remaining CONCACAF spots were decided across three rounds. CONCACAF provides 6 teams at WC 2026 in total.
The four weakest CONCACAF teams played home and away. The two winners advanced to Round 2.
Duel 1
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| Fri, 22.03.2024 | | | AIA | TCA | | | 0 : 0 | |
| Tue, 26.03.2024 | | | TCA | AIA | | | 1 : 1 | |
Qualified: Anguilla ✓
Duel 2
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| Fri, 22.03.2024 | | | VIR | VGB | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Tue, 26.03.2024 | | | VGB | VIR | | | 0 : 0 | |
Qualified: British Virgin Islands ✓
Round 26 groups of 5 teams, June 2024 & June 2025
30 teams were split into 6 groups. Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Final Round.
Group A
| # | Team | Pts |
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Honduras |
12 |
| 2 |
Bermuda |
7 |
| 3 |
Cuba |
6 |
| 4 |
Cayman Islands |
3 |
| 5 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
1 |
1–2 Final Round
Group B
| # | Team | Pts |
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| 1 |
Costa Rica |
12 |
| 2 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
7 |
| 3 |
Grenada |
7 |
| 4 |
St. Kitts & Nevis |
3 |
| 5 |
Bahamas |
0 |
1–2 Final Round
Group C
| # | Team | Pts |
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| 1 |
Curaçao |
12 |
| 2 |
Haiti |
9 |
| 3 |
St. Lucia |
4 |
| 4 |
Aruba |
2 |
| 5 |
Barbados |
1 |
1–2 Final Round
Group D
| # | Team | Pts |
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| 1 |
Panama |
12 |
| 2 |
Nicaragua |
9 |
| 3 |
Guyana |
6 |
| 4 |
Montserrat |
3 |
| 5 |
Belize |
0 |
1–2 Final Round
Group E
| # | Team | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Jamaica |
12 |
| 2 |
Guatemala |
9 |
| 3 |
Dominican Rep. |
6 |
| 4 |
Dominica |
3 |
| 5 |
British Virgin Islands |
0 |
1–2 Final Round
Group F
| # | Team | Pts |
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| 1 |
Suriname |
10 |
| 2 |
El Salvador |
8 |
| 3 |
Puerto Rico |
7 |
| 4 |
St. Vincent & Grenadines |
3 |
| 5 |
Anguilla |
0 |
1–2 Final Round
The 12 qualified teams played in three groups. The three group winners qualified directly; the two best runners-up entered the intercontinental play-offs.
Group A
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PAN |
6 |
+5 9:4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
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SUR |
6 |
+3 9:6 |
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3 |
1 |
9 |
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GUA |
6 |
+1 8:7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
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SLV |
6 |
-9 2:11 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 Directly qualified
2 Intercont. play-off
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| Thu, 04.09.2025 | | | SUR | PAN | | | 0 : 0 | |
| Thu,04.09.2025 | | | GUA | SLV | | | 0 : 1 | |
| Tue, 09.09.2025 | | | SLV | SUR | | | 1 : 2 | |
| Tue,09.09.2025 | | | PAN | GUA | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Fri, 10.10.2025 | | | SUR | GUA | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Fri,10.10.2025 | | | SLV | PAN | | | 0 : 1 | |
| Tue, 14.10.2025 | | | SLV | GUA | | | 0 : 1 | |
| Tue,14.10.2025 | | | PAN | SUR | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Thu, 13.11.2025 | | | SUR | SLV | | | 4 : 0 | |
| Thu,13.11.2025 | | | GUA | PAN | | | 2 : 3 | |
| Tue, 18.11.2025 | | | PAN | SLV | | | 3 : 0 | |
| Tue,18.11.2025 | | | GUA | SUR | | | 3 : 1 | |
Group B
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CUW |
6 |
+10 13:3 |
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3 |
0 |
12 |
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JAM |
6 |
+8 11:3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
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TRI |
6 |
+2 7:5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
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BER |
6 |
-20 3:23 |
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0 |
6 |
0 |
1 Directly qualified
2 Intercont. play-off
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| Fri, 05.09.2025 | | | BER | JAM | | | 0 : 4 | |
| Fri,05.09.2025 | | | TRI | CUW | | | 0 : 0 | |
| Tue, 09.09.2025 | | | CUW | BER | | | 3 : 2 | |
| Tue,09.09.2025 | | | JAM | TRI | | | 2 : 0 | |
| Fri, 10.10.2025 | | | BER | TRI | | | 0 : 3 | |
| Fri,10.10.2025 | | | CUW | JAM | | | 2 : 0 | |
| Tue, 14.10.2025 | | | CUW | TRI | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Tue,14.10.2025 | | | JAM | BER | | | 4 : 0 | |
| Thu, 13.11.2025 | | | BER | CUW | | | 0 : 7 | |
| Thu,13.11.2025 | | | TRI | JAM | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Tue, 18.11.2025 | | | JAM | CUW | | | 0 : 0 | |
| Tue,18.11.2025 | | | TRI | BER | | | 2 : 1 | |
Group C
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HAI |
6 |
+3 9:6 |
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11 |
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HON |
6 |
+3 5:2 |
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3 |
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9 |
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CRC |
6 |
+2 8:6 |
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4 |
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7 |
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NCA |
6 |
-8 4:12 |
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1 |
4 |
4 |
1 Directly qualified
2 Intercont. play-off
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| Fri, 05.09.2025 | | | HAI | HON | | | 0 : 0 | |
| Fri,05.09.2025 | | | NCA | CRC | | | 1 : 1 | |
| Tue, 09.09.2025 | | | HON | NCA | | | 2 : 0 | |
| Tue,09.09.2025 | | | CRC | HAI | | | 3 : 3 | |
| Thu, 09.10.2025 | | | NCA | HAI | | | 0 : 3 | |
| Thu,09.10.2025 | | | HON | CRC | | | 0 : 0 | |
| Mon, 13.10.2025 | | | HON | HAI | | | 3 : 0 | |
| Mon,13.10.2025 | | | CRC | NCA | | | 4 : 1 | |
| Thu, 13.11.2025 | | | HAI | CRC | | | 1 : 0 | |
| Thu,13.11.2025 | | | NCA | HON | | | 2 : 0 | |
| Tue, 18.11.2025 | | | CRC | HON | | | 0 : 0 | |
| Tue,18.11.2025 | | | HAI | NCA | | | 2 : 0 | |
The two best Final Round runners-up – Jamaica (Group B, 11 pts) and Suriname (Group A, 9 pts) – entered the intercontinental play-offs. Jamaica lost the final to DR Congo; Suriname was eliminated in the semi-final by Bolivia.
Path 1
Semi-final
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| Thu, 26.03.2026 | | | JAM | NCL | | | 1 : 0 | |
Final
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| Tue, 31.03.2026 | | | COD | JAM | | | 1 : 0 | |
Qualified: DR Congo ✓
Qualified Teams North & Central America and the Caribbean