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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round
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The second round of CONCACAF matches of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification took place during the months of June 2024 and June 2025.
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Format
As Canada, Mexico, and the United States qualified for the final tournament as hosts, they did 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 played 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 advanced to the third round.[1]
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Seeding
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]
- Winners of the first round, whose identities were not known at the time of the draw
Note: Bold indicates team advancing to the third round.
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Schedule
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]
Groups
Group A
- Cuba were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit after Cayman Islands were unable to travel to Cuba due to visa issues stemming from the United States government's policy on travel to Cuba.[6]
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
Group B
SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Attendance: 165
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico)
Wildey Turf, Wildey (Barbados)
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Group C
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Group D
Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance: 93
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Group E
Attendance: 18,313
Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Mexico)
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance: 13,642
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. (United States)
Group F
Attendance: 600
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)
Referee: Randy Solano (Dominican Republic)
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Goalscorers
There were 216 goals scored in 59 matches, for an average of 3.66 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Niall Reid-Stephen
Reggie Lambe
Zeiko Lewis
Djair Parfitt
Manfred Ugalde
Álvaro Zamora
Juninho Bacuna
Troy Jules
Audel Laville
Rafael Núñez
Brayan Gil
Jermaine Francis
Myles Hippolyte
Darius Johnson
Alejandro Galindo
Rubio Rubin
Deon Moore
Louicius Don Deedson
Duckens Nazon
Edwin Rodríguez
Bancy Hernández
José Luis Rodríguez
Leandro Antonetti
Jeremy de León
Wilfredo Rivera
Tyrone Conraad
Justin Lonwijk
Jaden Montnor
Levi García
Nathaniel James
Reon Moore
Duane Muckette
Dante Sealy
Malcolm Shaw
1 goal
Raheem Deterville
Walter Bennett
Diederick Luydens
Isai Marselia
Wood Julmis
Omani Leacock
Devonte Richards
Carlos Bernárdez
Julian Carpenter
Kole Hall
Sachiel Ming
Joshwa Campbell
Josimar Alcócer
Alejandro Bran
Alonso Martínez
Jeyland Mitchell
Joseph Mora
Andy Rojas
Gerald Taylor
Jorge Aguirre
Pedro Bravo
Maikel Reyes
Jeremy Antonisse
Kevin Felida
Kenji Gorré
Jearl Margaritha
Xander Severina
Javid George
Noah Dollenmayer
Peter González
Jimmy Kaparos
Heinz Mörschel
Edarlyn Reyes
Elvin Alvarado
Nelson Bonilla
Jairo Henríquez
Santos Ortíz
Rafael Tejada
Regan Charles-Cook
Keishean Francois
Kayden Harrack
Joshua Isaac
Saydrel Lewis
Óscar Castellanos
José Carlos Martínez
José Morales
José Carlos Pinto
Nicolás Samayoa
Allen Yanes
Osaze De Rosario
Nathan Ferguson
Omari Glasgow
Liam Gordon
Jean-Kévin Duverne
Danley Jean Jacques
Bryan Labissiere
Duke Lacroix
Frantzdy Pierrot
Ruben Providence
Mondy Prunier
Kervin Arriaga
Rubilio Castillo
Anthony Lozano
Getsel Montes
Andy Najar
Bryan Róchez
David Ruiz
Alexy Vega
Luis Vega
Kaheim Dixon
Jon Russell
Brandon Barzey
Mark Rogers
Kaleem Simon
Juan Barrera
Harold Medina
Jacob Montes
Eric Davis
Ismael Díaz
Fidel Escobar
José Fajardo
Eduardo Guerrero
Cristian Martínez
Jovani Welch
César Yanis
Nicolás Cardona
Steven Echevarría
Darren Ríos
Roberto Ydrach
G'Vaune Amory
Ethan Bristow
Romaine Sawyers
Tyreece Simpson
Tiquanny Williams
Peter Pearson
Ridel Stanislas
Kyle Edwards
Kirtney Franklyn
Micah Joseph
Cornelius Stewart
Sheraldo Becker
Jeredy Hilterman
Shaquille Pinas
Ajani Fortune
Alvin Jones
Kevin Molino
Ryan Telfer
1 own goal
Steven Austin (against Suriname)
Wesley Robinson (against Honduras)
Donervon Daniels (against Nicaragua)
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Discipline
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A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:[8]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious infractions)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the second round:
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