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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round
Tournament details
Dates4 September – 18 November 2025
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
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The third round of CONCACAF matches of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification is expected to take place during the months of September, October, and November 2025. This round will determine the final three CONCACAF teams to directly qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as well as the two CONCACAF representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs.

Format

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As Canada, Mexico, and the United States qualified for the final tournament as hosts, they will not take part in the qualification tournament. Twelve teams – the second round group winners and runners-up – were drawn into three groups of four teams each to play a home-and-away league format. The winners will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the two best runners-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1]

Qualified teams

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The following teams finished first or second in their respective second round groups:[2]

Seeding

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The draw took place at 19:00 EDT (UTC–4:00) on 12 June 2025. Teams were seeded based on the FIFA Men's World Ranking of June 2025[3] (April 2025 rankings shown in parentheses). The draw started with Pot 1; the first team drawn was placed into position A1, the second team drawn into position B1, and the third team drawn into position C1. The process was repeated with Pots 2, 3, and 4.[3]

From the April 2025 FIFA Men's World Ranking
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Panama (33)
  2.  Costa Rica (54)
  3.  Jamaica (63)
  1.  Honduras (75)
  2.  El Salvador (81)
  3.  Curaçao (90)
  1.  Haiti (83)
  2.  Trinidad and Tobago (100)
  3.  Guatemala (106)
  1.  Nicaragua (133)
  2.  Suriname (137)
  3.  Bermuda (168)

Schedule

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Matches will take place in September, October and November 2025.[3][4]

Matchday Date(s)
Matchday 1 4–5 September 2025
Matchday 2 8–9 September 2025
Matchday 3 9–10 October 2025
Matchday 4 13–14 October 2025
Matchday 5 13 November 2025
Matchday 6 18 November 2025

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Panama El Salvador Guatemala Suriname
1  Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup — 18 Nov 8 Sep 14 Oct
2  El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible inter-confederation play-offs based on ranking 10 Oct — 14 Oct 8 Sep
3  Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Nov 4 Sep — 18 Nov
4  Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Sep 13 Nov 10 Oct —
First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Suriname v Panama
Report
Guatemala v El Salvador
Report
El Salvador v Suriname
Report
Panama v Guatemala
Report
El Salvador v Panama
Report
Suriname v Guatemala
Report
Panama v Suriname
Report
El Salvador v Guatemala
Report
Guatemala v Panama
Report
Suriname v El Salvador
Report
Panama v El Salvador
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Guatemala v Suriname
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Jamaica Curaçao Trinidad and Tobago Bermuda
1  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup — 18 Nov 9 Sep 14 Oct
2  Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible inter-confederation play-offs based on ranking 10 Oct — 14 Oct 9 Sep
3  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Nov 5 Sep — 18 Nov
4  Bermuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sep 13 Nov 10 Oct —
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Bermuda v Jamaica
Report
Jamaica v Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Curaçao v Bermuda
Report
Curaçao v Jamaica
Report
Bermuda v Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Jamaica v Bermuda
Report
Curaçao v Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Trinidad and Tobago v Jamaica
Report
Bermuda v Curaçao
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Jamaica v Curaçao
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Trinidad and Tobago v Bermuda
Report

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Costa Rica Honduras Haiti Nicaragua
1  Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup — 18 Nov 9 Sep 13 Oct
2  Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible inter-confederation play-offs based on ranking 9 Oct — 13 Oct 9 Sep
3  Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Nov 5 Sep — 18 Nov
4  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sep 13 Nov 9 Oct —
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Haiti v Honduras
Report
Nicaragua v Costa Rica
Report
Costa Rica v Haiti
Report
Honduras v Nicaragua
Report
Honduras v Costa Rica
Report
Nicaragua v Haiti
Report
Costa Rica v Nicaragua
Report
Honduras v Haiti
Report
Haiti v Costa Rica
Report
Nicaragua v Honduras
Report
Costa Rica v Honduras
Report
Haiti v Nicaragua
Report

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs
2 B  Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C  Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA announces draw details for Concacaf FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers". CONCACAF. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Concacaf confirms draw pots and participating teams for Third Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Concacaf confirms schedule for region's men's FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches taking place in June". CONCACAF. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Final Round Schedule Announced for Concacaf Men's World Cup Qualifying". CONCACAF. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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