2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification

2026 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates27 November 2025 – 18 April 2026 (2025-11-27 – 2026-04-18)
Teams29 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored102 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Charlyn Corral
(7 goals)
← 2022
2030 →
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2025.

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]
Did not enter

Notes

  1. ^ Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  2. ^ a b c d Not a member of the IOC, ineligible for Olympics
  3. ^ a b c d e f Not a member of FIFA or the IOC, ineligible for World Cup and Olympics

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]

  1. Standings points (three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss)
  2. Goal differential in all group matches
  3. Goals scored in all group matches
    If two or more teams are still tied, then the following criteria are applied:
  4. Standings points obtained in matches among the tied teams
  5. Goal differential in matches among the tied teams (only applied if more than two teams are tied)
  6. Goals scored in matches among the tied teams (only applied if more than two teams are tied)
  7. Goals scored away from home in matches between the tied teams (only applied if two teams are tied)
  8. 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
  9. 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.

Pre-seeded Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Mexico (A1)
  2.  Jamaica (B1)
  3.  Costa Rica (C1)
  4.  Haiti (D1)
  5.  Panama (E1)
  6.  Trinidad and Tobago (F1)
  1. ^ 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]

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 1 1 0 0 14 0 +14 3 2026 CONCACAF W Championship — 18 Apr 10 Apr — —
2  Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 3 — — — 7–0 27 Feb
3  U.S. Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 — 5 Mar — 3–1 —
4  Saint Lucia 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0 2 Mar — — — 18 Apr
5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 0 0 1 0 14 −14 0 0–14 — 14 Apr — —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2025. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
U.S. Virgin Islands 3–1 Saint Lucia
  • Vialva 10'
  • Frost 32'
  • Hood 49'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–14 Mexico
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)
Puerto Rico 7–0 Saint Lucia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Puerto Rico v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia v Mexico
U.S. Virgin Islands v Puerto Rico
Mexico v U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v U.S. Virgin Islands
Mexico v Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nicaragua 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 2026 CONCACAF W Championship — 2 Mar — — 18 Apr
2  Jamaica 1 1 0 0 18 0 +18 3 — — 18 Apr 10 Apr —
3  Guyana 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0 1–3 — — — 27 Feb
4  Antigua and Barbuda 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0 0–4 — 5 Mar — —
5  Dominica 1 0 0 1 0 18 −18 0 — 0–18 — 14 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2025. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Antigua and Barbuda 0–4 Nicaragua
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
Dominica 0–18 Jamaica
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Astrid Azucena Gramajo Ramirez (Guatemala)
Guyana 1–3 Nicaragua
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Diana Pérez (Mexico)
Guyana v Dominica
Nicaragua v Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda v Guyana
Jamaica v Antigua and Barbuda
Dominica v Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica v Guyana
Nicaragua v Dominica

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guatemala 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 2026 CONCACAF W Championship — 4–1 — 28 Feb —
2  Bermuda 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 — — 3 Mar 18 Apr —
3  Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 18 Apr — — — 10 Apr
4  Grenada 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 — — 1–2 — 14 Apr
5  Cayman Islands 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0 6 Mar 0–4 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2025. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Grenada 1–2 Costa Rica
  • Bedeau 32'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico)
Guatemala 4–1 Bermuda
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Guatemala v Grenada
Bermuda v Costa Rica
Cayman Islands v Guatemala
Costa Rica v Cayman Islands
Grenada v Cayman Islands
Costa Rica v Guatemala
Bermuda v Grenada

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Suriname 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 2026 CONCACAF W Championship — 3 Mar — — 17 Apr
2  Haiti 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9 3 — — 17 Apr 9 Apr —
3  Dominican Republic 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 2–2 — — — 28 Feb
4  Anguilla 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0 1–3 — 6 Mar — —
5  Belize 1 0 0 1 0 9 −9 0 — 0–9 — 13 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2025. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Anguilla 1–3 Suriname
  • Ca. Johnson 90+1'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Pereira 7'
  • van Netten 45', 75'
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Belize 0–9 Haiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade (Mexico)
Dominican Republic 2–2 Suriname
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Lizzet García (Mexico)
Dominican Republic v Belize
Suriname v Haiti
Anguilla v Dominican Republic
Haiti v Anguilla
Belize v Anguilla
Haiti v Dominican Republic
Suriname v Belize

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 3 2026 CONCACAF W Championship — 9 Apr 17 Apr — —
2  Aruba 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 — — 7 Mar 2–1 —
3  Cuba 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 — — — 2–2 1 Mar
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 4 Mar — — — 17 Apr
5  Curaçao 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5 0 1–6 13 Apr — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2025. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Aruba 2–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Doornkamp 43'
  • Hazel 62'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Referee: Deily Gómez (Costa Rica)
Curaçao 1–6 Panama
  • Martina 71'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Cuba 2–2 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Aldana 53', 71' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)
Cuba v Curaçao
Saint Kitts and Nevis v Panama
Aruba v Cuba
Panama v Aruba
Curaçao v Aruba
Panama v Cuba
Saint Kitts and Nevis v Curaçao

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3 2026 CONCACAF W Championship — 17 Apr — —
2  El Salvador 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 — — 3–0 1 Mar
3  Honduras 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 4 Mar — — 17 Apr
4  Barbados 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0 0–5 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2025. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Barbados 0–5 Trinidad and Tobago
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
El Salvador v Barbados
Honduras v Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago v El Salvador
Honduras v Barbados

Goalscorers

There have been 102 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match (as of 2 December 2025).

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Sheyla Wanton (against Saint Kitts and Nevis)
  • Rosalinda Paul (against Jamaica)

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
TBD 2026
TBD 2026
TBD 2026
TBD 2026
TBD 2026
TBD 2026

References

  1. ^ "Concacaf announces 2025 to 2029 women's national team competitions". CONCACAF. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "2025/26 Concacaf W Qualifiers: Official Draw and Competition Details". CONCACAF. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ^ "2025/26 Concacaf W Qualifiers – Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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