The 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification, officially called 2025/26 Concacaf W Qualifiers, is a women’s football competition that will determine the six teams joining the two teams which will automatically qualify for the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship final tournament in November 2026.[1]
Teams
A total of 39 CONCACAF member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, with Canada and the United States having qualified automatically for the final tournament as the top two teams from CONCACAF in FIFA Women’s World Ranking of 7 August 2025. After the withdrawal of Turks and Caicos Islands prior to the draw, a total of 29 teams entered the preliminary phase.[2]
- Automatic qualifiers
- Teams entering qualification [a]
Anguilla [b]
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curaçao [b]
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
U.S. Virgin Islands
- Did not enter
Notes
Format
The two highest-ranked teams from CONCACAF in the FIFA Women’s World Ranking received a bye to the final tournament. 29 teams entering qualification were drawn into six groups to play a single-leg round-robin tournament during the international windows of November–December 2025, and February–March and April 2026. The winners of each group will qualify for the final tournament in November 2026.[2]
Tiebreakers
Teams will be ranked based on the following criteria:[3]
- Standings points (three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss)
- Goal differential in all group matches
- Goals scored in all group matches
- If two or more teams are still tied, then the following criteria are applied:
- Standings points obtained in matches among the tied teams
- Goal differential in matches among the tied teams (only applied if more than two teams are tied)
- Goals scored in matches among the tied teams (only applied if more than two teams are tied)
- Goals scored away from home in matches between the tied teams (only applied if two teams are tied)
- Lowest disciplinary score in all group matches:
- One point for a yellow card
- Three points for an indirect red card (second yellow card in the match)
- Four points for a direct red card
- Five points for a yellow card and a direct red card
- Drawing of lots by CONCACAF
Draw
The draw took place on 20 August 2025, 19:00 EDT, in Miami, United States. The teams taking part in qualifying were seeded based on the FIFA Women’s World Ranking of August 2025.[a] The top six teams in the ranking were pre-seeded and automatically allocated to position 1 in order from groups A to F. The remaining teams were placed into Pots 1 to 4 based on ranking, with each pot containing six teams. Turks and Caicos Islands were originally allocated to Pot 4, but withdrew prior to the draw thus leaving pot 4 with only five teams.
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- ^ CONCACAF announced the pot allocation on 7 August 2025 based on the CONCACAF women’s ranking published on 11 March 2025. On 14 August, the teams were re-allocated according to the FIFA Women’s World Ranking published on 7 August 2025.[2]
Draw result
The draw resulted in following groups.
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Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 9 | 2026 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 18 Apr | 9–0 | — | — | ||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 9 | — | — | — | 10–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 | — | 0–9 | — | — | 3–1 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 3 | 0–14 | — | 1–0 | — | — | |||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 0–7 | — | — | 18 Apr | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–14 | |
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| Puerto Rico | 7–0 | |
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| Puerto Rico | 10–0 | |
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 9 | 2026 CONCACAF W Championship | — | — | 18 Apr | 4–0 | — | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 18 Apr | |||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | — | 1–3 | — | — | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | — | 0–4 | 0–4 | — | — | |||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 1 | 0–18 | — | — | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
| Dominica | 0–18 | |
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| Nicaragua | 2–3 | |
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| Jamaica | 4–0 | |
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| Dominica | 1–1 | |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 | 9 | 2026 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 18 Apr | — | — | 21–0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 9 | — | — | 6–0 | 4–1 | — | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 3–1 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | 0–8 | — | 18 Apr | — | — | |||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | −40 | 0 | — | 0–13 | — | 0–4 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
| Cayman Islands | 0–4 | |
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| Grenada | 1–2 | |
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| Guatemala | 4–1 | |
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| Bermuda | 0–8 | |
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| Costa Rica | 21–0 | |
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| Grenada | 3–1 | |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | 2026 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 17 Apr | — | — | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 7 | — | — | 2–2 | 6–1 | — | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0–2 | — | — | 17 Apr | — | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | 0–9 | — | — | — | 2–0 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | — | 0–8 | 1–3 | — | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
| Anguilla | 1–3 | |
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| Belize | 0–9 | |
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| Dominican Republic | 2–2 | |
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| Dominican Republic | 6–1 | |
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| Suriname | 0–2 | |
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| Haiti | 5–0 | |
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| Belize | 2–0 | |
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| Haiti | v | |
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Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | 2026 CONCACAF W Championship | — | 17 Apr | 3–1 | — | — | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | — | |||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | 0–3 | — | — | — | 17 Apr | |||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | 1–6 | — | 1–6 | — | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
| Aruba | 2–1 | |
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| Cuba | 3–0 | |
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| Aruba | 0–1 | |
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| Panama | 3–1 | |
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| Panama | v | |
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Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 6 | 2026 CONCACAF W Championship | — | — | 3–0 | 13–0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | 17 Apr | — | — | — | |||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | — | 2–2 | — | 17 Apr | |||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 | — | 0–5 | — | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
| Barbados | 0–5 | |
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| El Salvador | 3–0 | |
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Goalscorers
There have been 267 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 6.07 goals per match (as of 14 April 2026).
11 goals
9 goals
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Eva Frazzoni
Mariana Benavides
Valeria del Campo
Cecil Aldana
Gabriella Cuevas
Dany Gutiérrez
Victoria Meza
Jackeline Velásquez
María Monterroso
Dina Polanco
Roseline Éloissaint
Darlina Joseph
Batcheba Louis
Allyson Reed
Shaneil Buckley
Shania Hayles
Natasha Thomas
Kiki van Zanten
Scarlett Camberos
Doriana Aguilar
Mayqueling Márquez
Ericka Arauz
Karla Riley
Estefanía González
Juelle Love
Cristina Torres
Phoenetia Browne
Rachel van Netten
Kedie Johnson
1 goal
Carlia Johnson
Kai Jacobs
Adannayah Breinburg
Aisse Gumbs
Genesis Hazel
Jennifer Henao
Vanessa Susanna
Soraya Verhoeve
Mikhaila Bowden
Sabrina Eiley
Khaly Velasquez
Nia Christopher
Jaden Masters
Kenni Thompson
Molly Kehoe
Katherine Alvarado
Stephannie Blanco
Melissa Herrera
Priscilla Rodríguez
Fabiola Villalobos
Nahomi Aguilar
Amazia Burnet
Shi-jona Martina
Trinity Esprit
Nadia Colón
Kathrynn González
Jazmín Jackson
Winibian Peralta
Brianne Reed
Jasmine Dybala
Samaria Gómez
Abigaíl López
Naomi Bedeau
Nia Fleming-Thompson
Alexis Hypolite
Raquelle Mitchell
Elizabeth Estrada
Samantha López
Otesha Charles
Brianne Desa
Sandra Johnson
Adelina Ritchie
Claire Constant
Chelsea Domond
Sherly Jeudy
Konya Plummer
Atlanta Primus
Rebeca Bernal
Alexia Delgado
Nicolette Hernández
Diana Ordóñez
Kiana Palacios
Kimberly Rodríguez
Montserrat Saldívar
Alice Soto
Hannah Lee
Nathaly Silva
Katherine Castillo
Rebeca Espinosa
Arlen Hernández
Hilary Jaén
Katherin Parris
Jailene De Jesus
Véronica García
Gemma Gillespie
Emma González
Marilia Nieves-Melchor
Maria Tapia
Krysan St. Louis
Cherish Laborde
Chanté Dompig
Isabelle Hoekstra
Estelle Pereira
Ariana Borneo
Kennya Cordner
Nikita Gosine
Aaliyah Prince
Lorall Romain
Lita Frost
Reagan Hood
Naya Vialva
1 own goal
Karmiellie Hughes (against Guyana)
Jaden Masters (against Costa Rica)
Sheyla Wanton (against Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Rosalinda Paul (against Jamaica)
Ellaisa Marquis (against Mexico)
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament, joining automatic qualifiers Canada and the United States.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the CONCACAF W Championship |
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| TBD | 17 April 2026 | |
| TBD | 17 April 2026 | |
| TBD | 17 April 2026 | |
| TBD | 18 April 2026 | |
| TBD | 18 April 2026 | |
| TBD | 18 April 2026 |
References
- ^ “Concacaf announces 2025 to 2029 women’s national team competitions”. CONCACAF. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ a b c “2025/26 Concacaf W Qualifiers: Official Draw and Competition Details”. CONCACAF. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ “2025/26 Concacaf W Qualifiers – Regulations” (PDF). CONCACAF. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 1 September 2025.