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CONCACAF World Cup qualifying was on hiatus in March, because the nationwide groups of North and Central America and the Caribbean competed in Nations League finals and for spots on this summer time’s Gold Cup.
It is going to resume in June, nevertheless it’s been watered down by the truth that the 2026 World Cup’s three co-hosts — Canada, Mexico and the USA — have all certified robotically.
World Cup qualifying format: After a four-team play-in spherical to shave the sector from 32 to 30, these 30 have been divided into six teams of 5. The highest two in every group will advance to a decisive third spherical, the place the 12 second-round survivors will likely be drawn into three teams of 4. The three winners of these teams qualify for the World Cup, and the 2 finest runners-up head to the intercontinental playoffs.
Standings | Schedule and outcomes
CONCACAF 2026 World Cup qualifying bubble
Certified: Canada, Mexico, United States (all robotically)
Assured: None
Bubble: Honduras, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao, Haiti, Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Jamaica, Suriname, El Salvador
Lengthy shot: Cuba, Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Aruba, Barbados, Guyana, Montserrat, Belize, Dominican Republic, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla
Eradicated: U.S. Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
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