2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification

2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification, officially called the 2026 Concacaf U-17 Men's Qualifiers, decided which teams from CONCACAF join host Qatar at the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Eight qualifying slots were allocated to CONCACAF.

Teams The 41 CONCACAF national teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Ranking as of 24 April 2025. 34 teams originally entered the tournament, and two subsequently withdrew, resulting in 32 teams participating.

+April 2025 rankings+Participating (32 teams) Rank Team Points 1 5,264 2 4,777 3 3,408 4 2,577 5 2,161 6 2,133 7 1,996 8 1,727 9 1,464 10 1,376 11 1,243 12 1,187 13 1,170 14 1,133 15 1,108 16 1,081 17 1,013 18 955 19 893 20 747 21 (W) 725 22 693 23 683 24 678 25 606 26 519 29 472 30 (W) 459 31 388 32 338 33 332 34 328 36 276 38 104+Did not enter (7 teams) Rank Team Points 27 515 28 480 35 291 37 208 39 92 40 0 41 0 (W): Withdrew after draw.

Draw The final draw took place on 21 October 2025, 11:00 ET, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami. The teams were drawn into two groups of five and six groups of four.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5 (W): Withdrew after draw.

Groups The tournament was played from 3–12 February 2026. The teams played a round-robin and the winner of each group qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup The following teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.

Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1 11 (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2025) 3 (2007, 2019, 2025) 4 (2011, 2013, 2023, 2025) 19 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025) 2 (1989, 1991) 6 (2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2025) 2 (1999, 2011) 16 (1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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