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All you need to know about Concacaf nations at the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival

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U-15 World Cup Recap

34 Concacaf representatives compete in the FIFA tournament in Azerbaijan.

MIAMI – The 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan kicked off with Qualification took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from October 24 through 30, with 34 Concacaf nations representing the region.

Here’s everything you need to know about the participation of Concacaf national teams at the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan:

Competition details

  • A remarkable total of 189 FIFA Member Associations were represented at the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026, with 34 participating Concacaf national teams.
  • The inaugural edition of the FIFA U-15 World Cup featured an innovative 8v8 format with two 20-minute halves. Nearly 1,000 matches were played, with tournament infrastructure enabling 20 simultaneous fixtures to be played across multiple pitches, each of which will stage up to 10 matches per day.
  • The tournament was played in two stages: the Qualification Stage and the Tournament Stage. The results from the round-robin Qualification Stage determined which tier teams competed in during the Tournament Stage.
    • Qualification stage: Four to five matches in a round-robin format.
    • Tournament stage: Four to five additional matches per team, determined by results and subsequent tier placement.
  • For the Qualification Stage, teams were divided into 32 groups, with each team playing others in its group once. No team was eliminated: each team's final position in the group determined which tier it entered in the tournament stage. Groups I, V, and AA contained five teams each, all other groups contained six teams.
    • Group leaders advanced to Tier A, second place entered Tier B, third place entered Tier C, fourth place entered Tier D, fifth place entered Tier E, sixth place entered Tier F.
  • The Tournament Stage consisted of six performance tiers, based on qualification-stage results. Every team played through to the final matchday, ensuring a consistent and meaningful competitive experience for all participants. The winners of each tier were crowned, and the team that came out on top in Tier A (Spain) was honored as FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival champion.

Concacaf representatives

Below we list the 34 participating Concacaf U-15 national teams and their results at the 2026 U-15 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan:

Tier A

  • Mexico - Qualification Stage: First place in Group H (5W-0D-0L record, 15 points), Tournament Stage: 3-2 win against Russia in Round of 32, 5-2 loss against Ghana in Round of 16, 3-0 win against Morocco in Quarterfinals, 7-0 win over Italy in Semifinals, 3-1 win against Uruguay in the Finals

Tier B

  • Costa Rica - Qualification Stage: Second place in Group F (4W-0D-1L record, 12 points), Tournament Stage: 4-3 win against Latvia in Round of 32, 6-1 loss against Senegal in Round of 16, 2-1 loss against Uzbekistan in Quarterfinals, 5-1 loss against Mali in Semifinals, 10-1 win against South Sudan in the Finals
  • El Salvador - Qualification Stage: Second place in Group D (3W-0D-2L record, 9 points), Tournament Stage: 3-0 loss against Mali in Round of 32, 3-2 loss against Lebanon in Round of 16, 4-0 loss against England in Quarterfinals, 3-2 loss against Iraq in Semifinals, 3-2 loss against Jamaica in the Finals
  • Guatemala - Qualification Stage: Second place in Group P (3W-1D-1L record, 10 points), Tournament Stage: 4-1 loss against Uzbekistan in Round of 32, 1-1 draw (won 4-3 in penalties) against Iraq in Round of 16, 1-1 draw (won 4-3 in penalties) against Latvia in Quarterfinals, 8-4 loss against Türkiye in Semifinals, 5-4 win against Kyrgyz Republic in the Finals.
  • Haiti - Qualification Stage: Second place in Group AF (4W-0D-1L record, 12 points), Tournament Stage: 4-3 loss against Croatia in Round of 32, 1-0 loss against Qatar in Round of 16, 2-1 loss against Bolivia in Quarterfinals, 1-0 win against Jamaica in Semifinals, 3-0 win against Iraq in the Finals.
  • Jamaica – Qualification Stage: Second place in Group AB (4W-0D-1L record, 12 points), Tournament Stage: 3-1 loss against Portugal in Round of 32, 4-2 loss against Malaysia in Round of 16, 4-1 loss against Congo in Quarterfinals, 1-0 loss against Haiti in Semifinals, 3-2 win against El Salvador in the Finals
image: FIFA U15 SLV vs JAM

Tier C

  • Cuba - Qualification Stage: Third place in Group AB (3W-0D-2L record, 9 points), Tournament Stage: 4-0 loss against Benin in Round of 32, 8-1 loss against New Caledonia in Round of 16, 2-1 loss against Vietnam in Quarterfinals, 2-1 loss against Mozambique in Semifinals, 6-4 loss against India in the Finals
  • Honduras - Qualification Stage: Third place in Group P (3W-1D-1L record, 10 points), Tournament Stage: 2-1 win against India in Round of 32, 2-2 draw (fell 4-3 in penalties) against France in Round of 16, 5-0 win against Thailand in Quarterfinals, 4-1 win against Panama in Semifinals, 4-0 loss against Chile in the FInals
  • Nicaragua - Qualification Stage: Third place in Group C (2W-1D-2L record, 7 points), Tournament Stage: 4-2 loss against Scotland in Round of 32, 5-3 loss against Vietnam in Round of 16, 5-2 win against New Caledonia in Quarterfinals, 5-2 loss against Yemen in Semifinals, 4-2 loss against Namibia in the Finals
  • Panama - Qualification Stage: Third place in Group Z (3W-0D-2L record, 9 points), Tournament Stage: 7-0 win against Kazakhstan in Round of 32, 5-3 loss against Indonesia in Round of 16, 4-0 win against Malawi in Quarterfinals, 4-1 loss against Honduras in Semifinals, 2-1 win against Nigeria in the Finals
  • Trinidad and Tobago - Qualification Stage: Third place in Group S (3W-0D-2L record, 9 points), Tournament Stage: 4-2 loss against France in Round of 32, 3-2 loss against India in Round of 16, 4-1 loss against Namibia in Quarterfinals, 2-1 win against Liberia in Semifinals, 2-1 loss against Gibraltar in the Finals
image: FIFA U15 Cuba

Tier D

  • Aruba - Qualification Stage: Fourth place in Group N (1W-2D-2L record, 5 points), Tournament Stage: 2-1 win against Bahrain in Round of 32, 2-2 draw (fell 3-0 in penalties) against the Dominican Republic in Round of 16, 3-1 loss against Sierra Leone in Quarterfinals, 5-2 loss against the Philippines in Semifinals, 3-1 win against Saudi Arabia in the Finals.
  • Bermuda – Qualification Stage: Fourth place in Group AC (2W-0D-3L record, 6 points), Tournament Stage: 7-1 loss against Tajikistan in Round of 32, 6-1 win against Macau in Round of 16, 5-0 loss against North Macedonia in Quarterfinals, 4-0 win against Bahrain in Semifinals, 2-0 win against Jordan in the Finals
  • Canada – Qualification Stage: Fourth place in Group P (2W-1D-2L record, 7 points), Tournament Stage: 4-0 win against Turkmenistan in Round of 32, 6-1 win against Andorra in Round of 16, 7-0 win against Burundi in Quarterfinals, 5-2 win against Somalia in Semifinals, 4-2 loss against Tajikistan in the Finals
  • Dominican Republic – Qualification Stage: Fourth place in Group M (2W-1D-2L record, 7 points), Tournament Stage: 3-0 win against Burkina Faso in Round of 32, 2-2 draw (won 3-0 in penalties) against Aruba in Round of 16, 1-1 draw (won 3-2 in penalties) against Kosovo in Quarterfinals, 3-0 loss against Tajikistan in Semifinals, 4-1 win against Somalia in the Finals
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Tier E

  • Antigua and Barbuda - Qualification Stage: Fifth place in Group AA (0W-1D-3L record, 1 point), Tournament Stage: 5-1 loss against Hong Kong in Round of 32, 6-0 loss against Mongolia in Round of 16, 3-0 win against the British Virgin Islands in Quarterfinals, 2-1 win against Comoros in Semifinals, 9-3 loss against Laos in the Finals
  • Belize - Qualification Stage: Fifth place in Group F (1W-1D-3L record, 4 points), Tournament Stage: 1-1 draw (fell 4-3 in penalties) against Equatorial Guinea in Round of 32, 3-2 win against Turks and Caicos Islands in Round of 16, 4-0 loss against Guinea-Bissau in Quarterfinals, 3-2 loss against Guyana in Semifinals, 2-2 draw (fell 4-2 in penalties) against Mongolia in the Finals
  • British Virgin Islands - Qualification Stage: Fifth place in Group AC (1W-0D-4L record, 3 points), Tournament Stage: 9-0 loss against Singapore in Round of 32, 3-0 loss against Seychelles in Round of 16, 3-0 loss against Antigua and Barbuda in Quarterfinals, 2-1 loss against Sri Lanka in Semifinals, 2-0 loss against the Maldives in the Finals
  • Dominica - Qualification Stage: Fifth place in Group H (2W-0D-3L record, 6 points), Tournament Stage: 5-1 loss against Chad in Round of 32, 3-1 loss against Guyana in Round of 16, 8-1 win against the Maldives in Quarterfinals, 4-1 loss against Laos in Semifinals, 2-2 draw (fell 5-3 in penalties) against Comoros in the Finals
  • Guyana - Qualification Stage: Fifth place in Group R (1W-1D-3L record, 4 points), Tournament Stage: 5-1 loss against Gambia in Round of 32, 3-1 win against Dominica in Round of 16, 1-1 draw (fell 5-4 in penalties) against Guam in Quarterfinals, 3-2 win against Belize in the Semifinals, 8-0 win against St. Kitts and Nevis in the Finals
  • Puerto Rico - Qualification Stage: Fifth place in Group T (1W-0D-4L record, 3 points), Tournament Stage: 3-1 win against Guinea-Bissau in Round of 32, 3-0 win against Israel in Round of 16, 2-1 loss against Central African Republic in Quarterfinals, 3-3 draw (fell 4-3 in penalties against Palestine in Semifinals, 3-1 loss against Kuwait in the Finals
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis - Qualification Stage: Fifth place in Group S (1W-0D-4L record, 3 points), Tournament Stage: 3-3 draw (fell 4-1 in penalties) against Sudan in Round of 32, 3-3 draw (won 4-2 in penalties) against Sri Lanka in Round of 16, 3-2 loss against Chinese Taipei in Quarterfinals, 1-1 draw (won 4-2 in penalties) against Mongolia in Semifinals, 8-0 loss against Guyana in the Finals
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Qualification Stage: Fifth place in Group Q (1W-0D-4L record, 3 points), Tournament Stage: 4-2 win against Chinese Taipei against Sudan in Round of 32, 4-2 loss against Kuwait in Round of 16, 1-1 draw against Sudan (fell 6-5 in penalties) against Sudan in Quarterfinals, 8-3 loss against Singapore in Semifinals, 3-1 loss against Equatorial Guinea in the Finals
  • Turks and Caicos Islands - Qualification Stage: Fifth place in Group Y (1W-1D-3L record, 4 points), Tournament Stage: 5-0 loss against Central African Republic in Round of 32, 3-2 loss against Belize in Round of 16, 4-1 loss against Laos in Quarterfinals, 4-2 win against the Maldives in Semifinals, 2-1 win against Sri Lanka in the Finals
image: FIFA U15 BLZ vs Equatorial Guinea

Tier F

  • Anguilla - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group A (0W-1D-4L record, 1 point), Tournament Stage: 0-0 draw (fell 5-3 in penalties) against Vanuatu in Round of 32, 4-3 loss against Bhutan in Round of 16, 3-0 win against U.S. Virgin Islands in Quarterfinals, 4-1 loss against Cambodia in Semifinals, 2-1 loss against Brunei Darussalam in the Finals
  • Bahamas - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group W (0W-0D-5L record, 0 points), Tournament Stage: 6-0 win against American Samoa in Round of 32, 5-1 loss against Fiji in Round of 16, 5-0 loss against Pakistan in Quarterfinals, 3-2 loss against São Tomé and Príncipe in Semifinals, 6-0 loss against Curaçao in the Finals
  • Barbados - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group E (0W-0D-5L record, 0 points), Tournament Stage: 2-2 draw (fell 5-4 in penalties) against Grenada in Round of 32, 5-0 win against the U.S. Virgin Islands in Round of 16, 5-3 win against Bhutan in Quarterfinals, 6-2 win against Papua New Guinea in Semifinals, 4-2 win against Suriname in the Finals
  • Cayman Islands - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group S (0W-0D-5L record, 0 points), Tournament Stage: 4-2 loss against Djibouti in Round of 32, 1-1 draw (won 4-3 in penalties) against Cambodia in Round of 16, 3-1 loss against Papua New Guinea in Quarterfinals, 2-1 loss against Bhutan in Semifinals, 3-0 win against American Samoa in the Finals
  • Curaçao - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group F (0W-0D-5L record, 0 points), Tournament Stage: Received a bye in Round of 32, 2-1 loss against Samoa in Round of 16, 4-2 loss against Djibouti in Quarterfinals, 2-1 loss against Timor-Leste in Semifinals, 6-0 win against Bahamas in the Finals
  • Grenada - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group K (0W-1D-4L record, 1 point), Tournament Stage: 2-2 draw (won 5-4 in penalties) against Barbados in Round of 32, 3-2 win against Timor-Leste in Round of 16, 4-1 win against Vanuatu in Quarterfinals, 3-1 loss against Ethiopia in Semifinals, 2-1 loss against Nepal in the Finals
  • Montserrat - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group X (0W-0D-5L record, 0 points), Tournament Stage: 1-1 draw (won 7-6 in penalties) against Bhutan in Round of 32, 2-1 loss against Vanuatu in Round of 16, 4-1 win against Timor-Leste in Quarterfinals, 2-2 draw (fell 7-6 in penalties) against Djibouti in Semifinals, 2-1 loss against the Cook Islands in the Finals
  • Saint Lucia - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group N (0W-0D-5L record, 0 points), Tournament Stage: 2-1 loss against Cook Islands in Round of 32, received a bye in Round of 16, 3-2 loss against Suriname in Quarterfinals, 6-0 win against American Samoa in Semifinals, 6-0 win against Bhutan in the Finals
  • Suriname - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group B (0W-0D-5L record, 0 points), Tournament Stage: 3-0 loss against Malta in Round of 32, 2-0 win against Brunei Darussalam in Round of 16, 3-2 win against St. Lucia in Quarterfinals, 4-1 win against Solomon Islands in Semifinals, 4-2 loss against Barbados in the Finals
  • S. Virgin Islands - Qualification Stage: Sixth place in Group AB (0W-0D-5L record, 0 points), Tournament Stage: 3-1 loss against Timor-Leste in Round of 32, 5-0 loss against Barbados in Round of 16, 3-0 loss against Anguilla in Quarterfinals, received a bye in the Semifinals, received a bye in the Finals
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