Haiti vs. USA, Jamaica vs. Mexico headline Nations League Quarterfinals doubleheader
Haiti hosts the United States and Jamaica faces defending champion Mexico as the first legs of the League A Quarterfinals continue Saturday.
MIAMI – The 2026/27 Concacaf Nations League continues on Saturday with two League A Quarterfinal first-leg matchups featuring Haiti against the United States and Jamaica against defending champion Mexico
Haiti vs. USA
The first match of the day will see Haiti take on the United States at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, USA in the first leg of their series.
Haiti is set for its debut in the Quarterfinals stage after a standout Group Stage campaign to finish second in Group A with nine points and a 3W-0D-1L record.
Forward Wilson Isidor has been a key attacking contributor for Les Grenadiers, recording three goals and two assists in four Group Stage appearances.
USA will make its first appearance in the 2026/2027 edition of the competition after securing a direct spot in the Quarterfinals as one of the four pre-seeded teams in League A. The Stars and Stripes will look to enhance their impressive Nations League record, claiming the title in the first three editions (2019/2020, 2022/2023, 2023/2024) before finishing fourth in the 2024/2025 edition.
USA assembled a roster featuring experience and rising talent to take on this Quarterfinals series. Established players such as defender Chris Richards, midfielder Weston McKennie, and captain Christian Pulisic are joined by young talents Cavan Sullivan and Julian Hall.
All-Time Series
United States leads the all-time head-to-head series GP-19 W-8 D-5 L-6 GF-26 GA-20.
Concacaf Nations League Head-to-Head Series: The teams will meet for the first time.
Concacaf Gold Cup Head-to-Head Series: The United States leads the series MP-5 W-4 D-1 L-0 GF-9 GA-3.
United States 3-0 Haiti (Jovan Kirovski, Eric Wynalda and Cobi Jones), Group B - 2000, former Orange Bowl Stadium, Miami (12-Feb-2000).
United States 2-2 Haiti (Davy Arnaud and Stuart Holden; Vaniel Sirin and Mones Chery), Group B - 2009, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (11-Jul-2009).
United States 1-0 Haiti (Clint Dempsey), Group A - 2015, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (10-Jul-2015).
United States 1-0 Haiti (Sam Vines), Group B - 2021, Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City (11-Jul-2021).
United States 2-1 Haiti (Malik Tillman and Patrick Agyemang; Louicius Don Deedson), Group D - 2025, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (22-Jun-2025).
Pre-Match Stats
- Haiti averaged a distance of 50.5 metres for their goal-kicks, the second-highest average in the Concacaf Nations League 2026-27 overall and the highest in League A. They were only surpassed in the entire competition by Montserrat (56.5m) in this regard.
- Haiti's Danley Jean Jacques has attempted the most line-breaking passes for the Haitian national team in the 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League, with 32 such passes so far in the competition.
- The United States are looking to secure their place in the Concacaf Nations League semi-finals for the fifth consecutive edition, having been crowned champions on three occasions (2019-20, 2022-23, 2023-24) and finishing fourth in 2024-25.
- The United States have attempted 10 or more shots in 16 of their last 18 Concacaf Nations League matches, averaging 14.7 shots per game. However, one of the two games in which they failed to reach this tally was their most recent match, a 1-2 defeat against Canada (five shots).
- Haiti's Ruben Providence attempted 14 take-ons in the 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League, the most by any player from Haiti and at least six more than any of his teammates, with Louicius Deedson second with eight.
Jamaica vs. Mexico
Jamaica will host Mexico for the first leg of their series at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
Jamaica will make a third Quarterfinals appearance, with the Caribbean nation’s best finish coming in the 2023/2024 edition by clinching third place. The Reggae Boyz earned a spot in the stage by placing second in Group B in the League A Group Stage with seven points and a 2W-1D-1L record.
Javon East has been a key contributor in attack for Jamaica, leading the team with two goals in the competition, while Miguel Freckleton has recorded two assists.
Mexico will kick off its title defense after securing a direct spot in the 2026/2027 Nations League Quarterfinals as one of the four pre-seeded teams in League A.
Mexico will aim to successfully defend its crown after winning the most recent edition of the tournament, defeating Panama in the Final with Raúl Jiménez netting a crucial brace.
Mexico enters the Quarterfinals battle with several players in top form, including goalkeeper Raúl Rangel, defender Johan Vásquez, midfielder Álvaro Fidalgo, and attacker Julián Quiñones.
All-Time series
Mexico leads the all-time head-to-head series in regulation time: GP-29 W-21 D-5 L-3 GF-72 GA-15.
Concacaf Nations League Head-to-Head Series: The series is tied with two draws GP-2 W-0 D-2 L-0 GF-3 GA-3.
Jamaica 1-1 Mexico (Leon Bailey; Luis Romo), Group A - CNL A 2022/23, National Stadium, Kingston (15-Jun-2022).
Mexico 2-2 Jamaica (Orbelín Pineda and Hirving Lozano; Bobby De Córdova-Reid and Édson Álvarez own goal), Group A - CNL A 2022/23, Estadio Banorte, Mexico City, DF (27-Mar-2023).
Concacaf Gold Cup Head-to-Head Series: Mexico leads the series GP-9 W-7 D-1 L-1 GF-23 GA-4.
Mexico 4-1 Jamaica (Benjamín Galindo x2, Luis Alves, Carlos Hermosillo; Roderick Reid), Group A – 1991, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (28-Jun-1991).
Mexico 6-1 Jamaica (Luis Salvador x3, Octavio Mora, Luis Alves, Ignacio Ambriz; Héctor Wright), Semifinals - 1993, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, DF (22-Jul-1993).
Jamaica 0-1 Mexico (AET) (Luis Hernández), Semifinals - 1998, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles (12-Feb-1998).
Mexico 5-0 Jamaica (Omar Bravo, Rafael García, Daniel Osorno, Jared Borgetti, Juan Pablo Rodríguez), Quarterfinals - 2003, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, DF (20-Jul-2003).
Mexico 1-0 Jamaica (Alberto Medina), Group C - 2005, Reliant Stadium, Houston (13-Jul-2005).
Jamaica 1-3 Mexico (Darren Mattocks; Andrés Guardado, Jesús Corona, Oribe Peralta), Final - 2015, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (26-Jul-2015).
Mexico 0-0 Jamaica, Group C - 2017, Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver (13-Jul-2017).
Jamaica 1-0 Mexico (Kemar Lawrence), Semifinals - 2017, Rose Bowl, Pasadena (23-Jul-2017).
Mexico 3-0 Jamaica (Henry Martín, Luis Chávez and Roberto Alvarado), Semifinals - 2023, Allegiant Stadium, Paradise (12-Jul-2023).
Pre-Match Stats
- Jamaica averaged 3.5 passes per sequence in the 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League, the second-highest figure so far in the competition's League A, only surpassed by Honduras (4.2).
- Jamaica had the best aerial duel success rate in the attacking third in the 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League, in their League A, winning 53% of these duels in this area of the pitch.
- Jamaica's Joel Latibeaudiere has been involved in sequences ending in shots worth 2.2 expected goals (xG), the highest total of any Jamaica player in the current 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League.
- Mexico will be looking to qualify for the Concacaf Nations League semi-finals for the fifth time, as well as aiming to retain the championship they won in 2024-25 and become the second team in this competition, alongside the United States (three), to win the tournament consecutively.
- Mexico had less possession than both opponents in their last two Concacaf Nations League matches, with 47% against Panama and 42% against Canada. This follows their 77% possession against Honduras in the previous game, which was their highest record in the competition in this regard.



