MIAMI – The Final Round of the 2026 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers continues with the Dominican Republic taking on Canada in Group A on Thursday at Costa Rica Federation Field #2 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

The Dominican Republic aims for its first win after its dramatic 1-1 draw against El Salvador. Mia Romero scored the equalizer in the fourth minute of stoppage time to secure the point for Las Quisqueyanas.

Canada will seek a second win to solidify its lead in Group A after defeating Nicaragua 5-nil in its tournament opener. A brace from Lacey Kindel , and goals from Gabriela Istocki, Brooklyn Boldt , and Adalyn Fairweather led The Reds to victory.

The result was a historic one for the North Americans, as Canada reached 32 all-time wins, the second-most in Final Round history, and matched its longest winning run with five consecutive victories.

**All-Time series **

Canada and the Dominican Republic will meet for the second time in the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship. Their first encounter came in Group F on April 24, 2022, at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where Canada secured a 10-0 victory. The goals came from an own goal by Adriana Camila Adamés, Rosa Cella Maalouf (4), Renee Toni Watson (2), Amanda Marie Allen (2), and Anna Louise Hauer . To date, it remains the Dominican Republic’s largest defeat by goal margin in any stage of the tournament.

The Dominican Republic has only faced North American teams twice in the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship: the 10-0 loss against Canada (April 24, 2022) and against Mexico (May 4, 2022).

Canada has recorded 10 consecutive matches without defeat against Caribbean teams in the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship (W-9 D-1), the Canadians’ best streak against Caribbean opposition.