2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round
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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
[edit]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 – will be 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]
Seeding
[edit]The draw will take place at 19:00 EDT (UTC–4:00) on 12 June 2025. Teams will be seeded based on the FIFA Men's World Ranking of June 2025 (shown in parentheses). The draw will start with Pot 1; the first team drawn will be placed into position A1, the second team drawn into position B1, and the third team drawn into position C1. The process will then be repeated with Pots 2, 3, and 4.[2]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Schedule
[edit]Matches will take place in September, October, and November 2025.[2] However, the match schedule has not been announced as of June 2025.
| Matchday | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | September 2025 |
| Matchday 2 | September 2025 |
| Matchday 3 | October 2025 |
| Matchday 4 | October 2025 |
| Matchday 5 | November 2025 |
| Matchday 6 | November 2025 |
Groups
[edit]Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible inter-confederation play-offs based on ranking |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible inter-confederation play-offs based on ranking |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible inter-confederation play-offs based on ranking |
| 3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranking of second-placed teams
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| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | A | Second place Group A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs |
| 2 | B | Second place Group B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | C | Second place Group C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA announces draw details for Concacaf FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers". CONCACAF. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
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