Key Details Announced for 2027 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers

The competition delivers eigt berths to the 2027 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

• Competition to take place February 8–14, 2027 in Honduras and Mexico
• Sixteen teams will compete across four groups, with eight FIFA U-17 World Cup berths at stake
• Official Draw scheduled for November 19, 2026, at 11:00 am ET

Miami, FL – Concacaf has announced key details for the 2027 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers, which will take place from February 8 to 14, 2027 in Honduras and Mexico.

The competition will feature 16 Member Associations competing for qualification to the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2027. The four group winners and four second-place finishers will secure the region's eight berths at the World Cup.

Participating Teams

The 16 participating teams, in alphabetical order, are:

Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and United States.

Competition Format

The 2027 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers will mark the introduction of a new streamlined 16-team format, following the Confederation's announcement of its revamped Youth National Team competitions calendar for 2026–2029.

The 16 participating teams will be divided into four groups of four teams each. Each team will play every other team in its group once, with the four group winners and four second-place finishers advancing to the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2027.

Official Draw

The competition's official draw is scheduled for November 19, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Fans can follow the event on Concacaf’s YouTube channel.

Draw Pots and Procedures

The 16 participating teams will be divided into four pots based on the Concacaf Under-17 Rankings as of February 14, 2026. The four highest-ranked teams will be placed in Pot 1, followed by the remaining teams in Pots 2, 3, and 4.

The pots are as follows:

• Pot 1: Mexico, United States, Canada, Panama
• Pot 2: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti
• Pot 3: Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Dominican Republic
• Pot 4: Barbados, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba

The draw will begin with Pot 1, with teams assigned to positions A1, B1, C1, and D1. The process will continue with Pots 2, 3, and 4 until all four groups are completed.

As part of the draw constraints, the two host nations, Honduras and Mexico, cannot be drawn into the same group.

The competition's complete match schedule will be announced following the official draw.

In the previous edition of the Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers, Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and the United States topped their respective groups, securing the region's eight berths at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026.