2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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- ^ a b Winners of the first round, whose identities were not known at the time of the draw
Schedule[edit]
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 |
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| 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[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | Advance to third round | — | 1–1 | — | 6 Jun '25 | — | |
| 2 | Bermuda
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | — | — | 9 Jun | — | 4 Jun '25 | ||
| 3 | Honduras
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 Jun '25 | — | — | 6 Jun | — | ||
| 4 | Cuba
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 Jun '25 | — | — | 11 Jun | ||
| 5 | Cayman Islands
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 Jun | — | 7 Jun '25 | — | — |
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Grenada
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | Advance to third round | — | — | 9 Jun | 4 Jun '25 | — | |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 2–2 | — | — | — | 6 Jun '25 | ||
| 3 | Costa Rica
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 Jun '25 | — | — | 6 Jun | ||
| 4 | Bahamas
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 Jun | 7 Jun '25 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 Jun '25 | — | — | 11 Jun | — |
| Bahamas | v | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Curaçao
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Advance to third round | — | — | 6 Jun '25 | — | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Haiti
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 Jun '25 | — | 6 Jun | — | — | ||
| 3 | Saint Lucia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 Jun | 10 Jun '25 | ||
| 4 | Aruba
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 Jun | 7 Jun '25 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Barbados
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | — | 9 Jun | — | 4 Jun '25 | — |
| Curaçao | 4–1 | Barbados |
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| Haiti | v | Saint Lucia |
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| Saint Lucia | v | Aruba |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Nicaragua
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Advance to third round | — | — | 6 Jun '25 | — | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Panama
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 Jun '25 | — | 6 Jun | — | — | ||
| 3 | Guyana
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 Jun | 10 Jun '25 | ||
| 4 | Belize
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 Jun | 7 Jun '25 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Montserrat
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | — | 9 Jun | — | 4 Jun '25 | — |
| Montserrat | v | Panama |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
| Guyana | v | Belize |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Group E[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Guatemala
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 3 | Advance to third round | — | — | 6 Jun '25 | — | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Jamaica
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 Jun '25 | — | 6 Jun | — | — | ||
| 3 | Dominican Republic
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 Jun | 10 Jun '25 | ||
| 4 | British Virgin Islands
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 Jun | 7 Jun '25 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Dominica
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | — | 9 Jun | — | 4 Jun '25 | — |
| Guatemala | 6–0 | Dominica |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Group F[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Suriname
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Advance to third round | — | — | 6 Jun '25 | — | 4–1 | |
| 2 | El Salvador
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 Jun '25 | — | 6 Jun | — | — | ||
| 3 | Puerto Rico
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 Jun | 10 Jun '25 | ||
| 4 | Anguilla
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 Jun | 7 Jun '25 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | — | 9 Jun | — | 4 Jun '25 | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | v | El Salvador |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) |
Goalscorers[edit]
There have been 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match (as of 5 June 2024).
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References[edit]
- ^ "FIFA announces draw details for Concacaf FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers". CONCACAF. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Draw reveals groups for second round of Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers". CONCACAF. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Draw Procedures for the CONCACAF Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26" (PDF). FIFA. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "FIFA Men's Ranking – December 2023". FIFA. 21 December 2023.
- ^ "CONCACAF announces schedule for first two rounds of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026". CONCACAF. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.