2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying

2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
Tournament details
Host countriesCosta Rica
Curaçao
Nicaragua
Dates23 February – 4 March 2026 (2026-02-23 – 2026-03-04)
Teams32 (from 1 confederation)
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
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The 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament will select the six nations joining Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and the United States at the 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in July and August. The qualifying tournament also serves as the first stage in qualifying for the 2027 Pan American Games, 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and 2028 Olympics.[1]

Entrants

Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and the United States received byes to the 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship as the six highest-ranked teams based on the CONCACAF Under-20 Ranking released on 5 August 2024.[2] Thirty-two teams entered qualifying and were seeded into six draw pots based on the same rankings.[2] On 6 November 2025, the teams entering qualifying were drawn into two groups of six teams and four groups of five teams to play single round-robin matches. The top-ranked team of each group will qualify for the final tournament.[3]

Bye to final tournament
Qualifying tournament draw pots[a]
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
  1.  Grenada
  2.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  3.  British Virgin Islands
  4.  Cayman Islands
  5.  Barbados
  6.  Martinique[b][c]
  1.  Dominica
  2.  Saint Martin[b][c]
  3.  Sint Maarten[b][c]
  4.  Anguilla[b]
  5.  U.S. Virgin Islands
  6.  Turks and Caicos Islands[b]
  1.  French Guiana[b][c]
  2.  Bonaire[b][c]
  1. ^ Teams in bold qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Not a member of the IOC, therefore ineligible for the 2028 Summer Olympics
  3. ^ a b c d e Not a member of FIFA, therefore ineligible for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Schedule

Qualifying matches will be played from 23 February to 4 March.[4]

Matchday Groups
A, B, C D, E, F
1 23 February 24 February
2 25 February 26 February
3 27 February 28 February
4 1 March 2 March
5 3 March 4 March

Tiebreakers

Teams will be ranked according to the following criteria:[1]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in all matches
  2. Greater overall goal difference
  3. Greater overall number of goals scored

If two or more teams are tied, the following criteria will be applied:

  1. Greater number of points scored in matches between the tied teams
  2. Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams are tied)
  3. Greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams are tied)
  4. Lower number of disciplinary points:
    • First yellow card: 1 point
    • Second yellow card/indirect red card: 3 points
    • Direct red card: 4 points
    • Yellow card and direct red card: 5 points
  5. Higher ranking in the CONCACAF Under-20 ranking published most recently before qualification started

Results

Group A

All matches will be played at Estadio Miguel Chocorrón Buitrago in Managua. All match times are UTC–6.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification El Salvador Suriname Belize Grenada Collectivity of Saint Martin French Guiana
1  El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship — 3 Mar 1 Mar — — 23 Feb
2  Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 23 Feb 1 Mar 27 Feb 25 Feb
3  Belize 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 25 Feb 3 Mar 27 Feb
4  Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Feb — — — 23 Feb 3 Mar
5  Saint Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Feb — — — — 1 Mar
6  French Guiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
First match(es) will be played: 23 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Grenada v Saint Martin
Suriname v Belize
El Salvador v French Guiana
Belize v Grenada
Suriname v French Guiana
Saint Martin v El Salvador
Belize v French Guiana
Suriname v Saint Martin
Grenada v El Salvador
Saint Martin v French Guiana
Suriname v Grenada
El Salvador v Belize
Grenada v French Guiana
Belize v Saint Martin
El Salvador v Suriname

Group B

All matches will be played at Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca in Willemstad. All match times are UTC–4.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Jamaica Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayman Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Bonaire
1  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship — 3 Mar 1 Mar — — 23 Feb
2  Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 23 Feb 1 Mar 27 Feb 25 Feb
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 25 Feb 3 Mar 27 Feb
4  Cayman Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Feb — — — 23 Feb 3 Mar
5  Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Feb — — — — 1 Mar
6  Bonaire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
First match(es) will be played: 23 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Cayman Islands v Turks and Caicos Islands
Puerto Rico v Saint Kitts and Nevis
Jamaica v Bonaire
Saint Kitts and Nevis v Cayman Islands
Puerto Rico v Bonaire
Turks and Caicos Islands v Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis v Bonaire
Puerto Rico v Turks and Caicos Islands
Cayman Islands v Jamaica
Turks and Caicos Islands v Bonaire
Puerto Rico v Cayman Islands
Jamaica v Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cayman Islands v Bonaire
Saint Kitts and Nevis v Turks and Caicos Islands
Jamaica v Puerto Rico

Group C

All matches will be played at Costa Rican Football Federation field #1 in San Rafael District, Alajuela. All match times are UTC–6.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Dominican Republic Antigua and Barbuda Saint Lucia British Virgin Islands Dominica
1  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship — 3 Mar 1 Mar — —
2  Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 23 Feb 1 Mar 27 Feb
3  Saint Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 25 Feb 3 Mar
4  British Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Feb — — — 23 Feb
5  Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Feb — — — —
First match(es) will be played: 23 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
British Virgin Islands v Dominica
Antigua and Barbuda v Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia v British Virgin Islands
Dominica v Dominican Republic
Antigua and Barbuda v Dominica
British Virgin Islands v Dominican Republic
Antigua and Barbuda v British Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic v Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia v Dominica
Dominican Republic v Antigua and Barbuda

Group D

All matches will be played at Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca in Willemstad. All match times are UTC–4.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Haiti Curaçao Guyana Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Anguilla
1  Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship — 4 Mar 2 Mar — —
2  Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 24 Feb 2 Mar 28 Feb
3  Guyana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 26 Feb 4 Mar
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Feb — — — 24 Feb
5  Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Feb — — — —
First match(es) will be played: 24 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v Anguilla
Curaçao v Guyana
Guyana v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Anguilla v Haiti
Curaçao v Anguilla
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v Haiti
Curaçao v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Haiti v Guyana
Guyana v Anguilla
Haiti v Curaçao

Group E

All matches will be played at Costa Rican Football Federation field #2 in San Rafael District, Alajuela. All match times are UTC–6.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago Bermuda Barbados Sint Maarten
1  Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship — 4 Mar 2 Mar — —
2  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 24 Feb 2 Mar 28 Feb
3  Bermuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 26 Feb 4 Mar
4  Barbados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Feb — — — 24 Feb
5  Sint Maarten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Feb — — — —
First match(es) will be played: 24 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Barbados v Sint Maarten
Trinidad and Tobago v Bermuda
Bermuda v Barbados
Sint Maarten v Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago v Sint Maarten
Barbados v Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados
Costa Rica v Bermuda
Bermuda v Sint Maarten
Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago

Group F

All matches will be played at Estadio Miguel Chocorrón Buitrago in Managua. All match times are UTC–6.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada Nicaragua Aruba Martinique United States Virgin Islands
1  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship — 4 Mar 2 Mar — —
2  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 24 Feb 2 Mar 28 Feb
3  Aruba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 26 Feb 4 Mar
4  Martinique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Feb — — — 24 Feb
5  U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Feb — — — —
First match(es) will be played: 24 February 2026. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Martinique v U.S. Virgin Islands
Nicaragua v Aruba
Aruba v Martinique
U.S. Virgin Islands v Canada
Nicaragua v U.S. Virgin Islands
Martinique v Canada
Nicaragua v Martinique
Canada v Aruba
Aruba v U.S. Virgin Islands
Canada v Nicaragua

References

  1. ^ a b "CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Regulations 2026" (PDF). CONCACAF. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Key Details Announced for 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Draw Reveals Groups for 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ^ "2026 Concacaf Under-20 Qualifiers" (PDF). concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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