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2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification, officially called the 2026 Concacaf U-17 Men’s Qualifiers, decided which teams from CONCACAF 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
  • (W): Withdrew after draw.

Groups

The tournament was played from 3–12 February 2026.[1] The teams played a round-robin and the winner of each group qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 4 4 0 0 20 2 +18 12 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Barbados 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 9
3  Trinidad and Tobago (H) 4 2 0 2 10 3 +7 6
4  Saint Martin 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3
5  Sint Maarten 4 0 0 4 1 28 −27 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama (H) 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 9 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Nicaragua 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3  Anguilla 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
4  Dominica 3 0 1 2 3 14 −11 1
5  Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Guatemala (H) 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
4  Grenada 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica (H) 3 2 1 0 35 0 +35 7 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 15 0 +15 7
3  Turks and Caicos Islands 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
4  British Virgin Islands 3 0 1 2 2 40 −38 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 19 1 +18 7 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Dominican Republic 3 2 1 0 16 1 +15 7
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 1 2 2 17 −15 1
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H) 3 0 1 2 2 20 −18 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  El Salvador 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3  Belize 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
4  Curaçao 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3  Aruba 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4  Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras (H) 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Guyana 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3  Bermuda 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
4  Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
 Costa Rica 10 February 2026 11 (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2025)
 Haiti 3 (2007, 2019, 2025)
 Panama 4 (2011, 2013, 2023, 2025)
 United States 19 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025)
 Cuba 11 February 2026 2 (1989, 1991)
 Honduras 6 (2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2025)
 Jamaica 2 (1999, 2011)
 Mexico 12 February 2026 16 (1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. ^ a b c “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.