Talk:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

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I am a little confused on how the teams are seeded in the pots. Concacaf states that "12 teams distributed into the pots according to the FIFA Men’s National Team Rankings of June 2025" On FIFA's website, the next update of the rankings is on the 9th of July, 2025. Not sure if the teams are put as of the rankings of the 3rd of April, 2025. If someone could clear that up for me. Angolaiscool (talk) 18:31, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We will find out when CONCACAF releases the pots. There is precedent for FIFA to release "interim" rankings in these situations, so that may be what occurs. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 01:06, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm confused, if the seedings are based on FIFA Ranking. Then why does Haiti in pot 3? Despite their ranking is higher than Curacao. Unless they use the ranking based on the current one (after June matchday), where it hasnt been officially released Conam-san (talk) 10:59, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, they used a special June ranking. This page says they used a June ranking and has the relative order of the teams, but not the absolute FIFA rankings. I'm not sure where/if we'd be able to find the full ranking. Wburrow (talk) 13:48, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The official FIFA ranking in July included the Gold Cup matches which happened after the draw so they don't apply. This link has the rankings from June 11 which includes the June second round matches. If FIFA had published June rankings this is what the rankings would have been.
Panama (31), Costa Rica (50), Jamaica (62), Honduras (73), El Salvador (81), Curaçao (85), Haiti (86) Trinidad and Tobago (100), Guatemala (105), Nicaragua (131), Suriname (134), and Bermuda (162). OblongBubbles (talk) 14:48, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]