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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round

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The second round of CONCACAF matches of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification is expected to take place during the months of June 2024 and June 2025.

Format

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As Canada, Mexico, and the United States qualified for the final tournament as hosts, they will not take part in the qualification tournament. Thirty teams – the top twenty-eight from the December 2023 FIFA World Ranking and the two first round winners – were drawn into six groups of five teams each, and each team will play each other team in their group once with two home matches and two away matches (one-off matches each). The winners and runners-up from each group will advance to the third round.[1]

Seeding

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The draw took place on 25 January 2024 in Zürich, Switzerland.[2] Teams were seeded based on the FIFA Men's World Ranking of December 2023 (shown in parentheses).[3]

From the December 2023 FIFA Men's World Ranking[4]
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  1.  Panama (41)
  2.  Costa Rica (52)
  3.  Jamaica (55)
  4.  Honduras (76)
  5.  El Salvador (78)
  6.  Haiti (89)
  1.  Saint Kitts and Nevis (147)
  2.  Dominican Republic (151)
  3.  Guyana (157)
  4.  Puerto Rico (160)
  5.  Saint Lucia (167)
  6.  Cuba (169)
Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  Bermuda (171)
  2.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (173)
  3.  Grenada (174)
  4.  Montserrat (176)
  5.  Barbados (178)
  6.  Dominica (180)
  1.  Belize (182)
  2.  Aruba (193)
  3.  Cayman Islands (197)
  4.  Bahamas (202)
  5.  British Virgin Islands (207)[a]
  6.  Anguilla (209)[a]
  1. ^ a b Winners of the first round, whose identities were not known at the time of the draw

Schedule

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The fixtures were predetermined based on the pots that the teams were drawn from.[3] CONCACAF confirmed the match dates on 29 January 2024, with fixtures to be played from 5–11 June 2024 and 4–10 June 2025.[5]

Match Date
2 v 4 5 June 2024
1 v 3 6 June 2024
5 v 2 8 June 2024
4 v 1 9 June 2024
3 v 5 11 June 2024
4 v 5 4 June 2025
2 v 3 6 June 2025
5 v 1 7 June 2025
3 v 4 10 June 2025
1 v 2

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Honduras Cuba Cayman Islands Antigua and Barbuda Bermuda
1  Honduras 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Advance to third round 3–1 10 Jun
2  Cuba 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 3–0[a] 10 Jun
3  Cayman Islands 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3 7 Jun 1–0
4  Antigua and Barbuda 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 6 Jun 1–1
5  Bermuda 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 1 1–6 4 Jun
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Cuba were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit after Cayman Islands were unable to travel to Cuba due to visa issues stemming from the United States government's policy on travel to Cuba.[6]
Antigua and Barbuda 1–1 Bermuda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 404
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
Honduras 3–1 Cuba
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 10,111
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Cayman Islands 1–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 453
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Bermuda 1–6 Honduras
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade (Mexico)

Cuba 3–0
Awarded[note 2]
 Cayman Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)

Bermuda v Cayman Islands
Report

Antigua and Barbuda v Cuba
Report
Cayman Islands v Honduras
Report

Cuba v Bermuda
Report
Honduras v Antigua and Barbuda
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago Saint Kitts and Nevis Grenada The Bahamas
1  Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to third round 10 Jun 4–0
2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 1 0 9 3 +6 4 6 Jun 2–2
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3 10 Jun 1–0
4  Grenada 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1 0–3 4 Jun
5  Bahamas 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0 7 Jun 1–7
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Costa Rica 4–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

Bahamas 1–7 Trinidad and Tobago
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Attendance: 165
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico)
Grenada 0–3 Costa Rica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 2,780
Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)

Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 Bahamas
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 539

Grenada v Bahamas
Report

Trinidad and Tobago v Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report
Bahamas v Costa Rica
Report

Saint Kitts and Nevis v Grenada
Report
Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago
Report

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Curaçao Haiti Saint Lucia Aruba Barbados
1  Curaçao 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to third round 6 Jun 4–1
2  Haiti 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 10 Jun 2–1
3  Saint Lucia 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 2–2 10 Jun
4  Aruba 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 0–2 7 Jun
5  Barbados 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0 1–3 4 Jun
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Curaçao 4–1 Barbados
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Haiti 2–1 Saint Lucia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Wildey Turf, Wildey (Barbados)
Attendance: 88

Barbados 1–3 Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Saint Lucia 2–2 Aruba
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Wildey Turf, Wildey (Barbados)
Attendance: 42
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Barbados v Aruba
Report

Curaçao v Saint Lucia
Report
Aruba v Haiti
Report

Saint Lucia v Barbados
Report
Haiti v Curaçao
Report

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Nicaragua Panama Guyana Montserrat Belize
1  Nicaragua 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advance to third round 6 Jun 4–1
2  Panama 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 10 Jun 2–0
3  Guyana 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 10 Jun 3–1
4  Montserrat 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0 1–3 4 Jun
5  Belize 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0 0–4 7 Jun
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Nicaragua 4–1 Montserrat
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 14,320
Panama 2–0 Guyana
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 8,575
Referee: Filiberto Martinez (El Salvador)

Belize 0–4 Nicaragua
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Montserrat 1–3 Panama
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 155
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Guyana 3–1 Belize
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Wildey Turf, Wildey (Barbados)
Attendance: 110
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Montserrat v Belize
Report

Nicaragua v Guyana
Report
Belize v Panama
Report

Guyana v Montserrat
Report
Panama v Nicaragua
Report

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Guatemala Jamaica Dominican Republic Dominica British Virgin Islands
1  Guatemala 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to third round 6 Jun 6–0
2  Jamaica 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 10 Jun 1–0
3  Dominican Republic 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3 10 Jun 4–0
4  Dominica 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0 2–3 4 Jun
5  British Virgin Islands 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0 0–3 7 Jun
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Guatemala 6–0 Dominica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 18,313
Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Mexico)
Jamaica 1–0 Dominican Republic
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Dominica 2–3 Jamaica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 6,500

Dominican Republic 4–0 British Virgin Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Dominica v British Virgin Islands
Report

Guatemala v Dominican Republic
Report
British Virgin Islands v Jamaica
Report

Dominican Republic v Dominica
Report
Jamaica v Guatemala
Report

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Suriname Puerto Rico El Salvador Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Anguilla
1  Suriname 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advance to third round 6 Jun 4–1
2  Puerto Rico 2 1 1 0 8 0 +8 4 10 Jun 8–0
3  El Salvador 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 10 Jun 0–0
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0 1–3 4 Jun
5  Anguilla 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0 0–4 7 Jun
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Suriname 4–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)
El Salvador 0–0 Puerto Rico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)

Anguilla 0–4 Suriname
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–3 El Salvador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)

Puerto Rico 8–0 Anguilla
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v Anguilla
Report

Suriname v Puerto Rico
Report
Anguilla v El Salvador
Report

Puerto Rico v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report
El Salvador v Suriname
Report

Goalscorers

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There have been 111 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match (as of 11 June 2024).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ Postponed from originally scheduled start time of 15:30 UTC−5.
  2. ^ Cuba were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit after Cayman Islands were unable to travel to Cuba due to visa issues stemming from the United States government's restrictions on travel to Cuba.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA announces draw details for Concacaf FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers". CONCACAF. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Draw reveals groups for second round of Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers". CONCACAF. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Draw Procedures for the CONCACAF Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26" (PDF). FIFA. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ "FIFA Men's Ranking – December 2023". FIFA. 21 December 2023.
  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. ^ a b "Cayman forfeits Cuba game after first match win in WC". Cayman News. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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