The draw for the first group phase of CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2026 Men’s World Cup was held on THU 25 JAN 2024 in Zürich, Switzerland. 30 teams will play in that phase, divided into six groups.

CONCACAF qualifying opens with the preliminary round in MAR 2024. The four lowest ranked entrants will play one another over two legs – Turks-Caicos Is-Anguilla, and British Virgin Is-US Virgin Is. The winners will advance to the first group phase.

The draw allocated the teams in the first group phase into six groups of five. Teams will play four matches, one against each opponent in their group. Each team will play two matches in JUN 2024, and two more in JUN 2025. The top two teams in each group will advance to the CONCACAF final round, where three places at the Men’s World Cup and two at the playoff tournament will be decided.

• Preliminary round:
  • Series 1: Turks-Caicos Is v Anguilla
  • Series 2: British Virgin Is v US Virgin Is
• First group phase:
  • Group A: Antigua-Barbuda, Bermuda, Cayman Is, Cuba, Honduras
  • Group B: Bahamas, Costa Rica, Grenada, St Kitts-Nevis, Trinidad-Tobago
  • Group C: Aruba, Barbados, Curaçao, Haiti, St Lucia
  • Group D: Belize, Guyana, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama
  • Group E: Dominica, Dominican Rep, Guatemala, Jamaica, Winner VGB-VIR
  • Group F: El Salvador, Puerto Rico, St Vincent-Grenadines, Suriname, Winner TCA-AIA