Mexico and Costa Rica with all to play for in final day of Women’s U-17 Qualifiers

MIAMI – The Final Round of the 2026 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers concludes its final matchday with Mexico taking on Costa Rica in Group C on Sunday at the Costa Rica Federation Field #1 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Both nations enter their final encounter with two victories and six points. Mexico coming off a 6-1 win against Panama, while Costa Rica earned a 1-nil victory over Jamaica.

The top of the group, and a berth to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2026, is up for grabs for the winner. In the case of a draw, Mexico would hold on to first place on goal difference.

The team that finishes second may still qualify to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup if it finishes as the best runner-up across the three groups.

All-Time series

Mexico and Costa Rica will face each other for the fifth time in the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship, with all previous matches ending in victories for the young Mexican side.

3-1 – Semifinal, March 18, 2010, at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Goals for Mexico from Lucero Bañuelos Lara, Christina Murillo , and Tanya Nicole Samarzich, while Angélica de los Ángeles Fallas scored for Costa Rica.

4-2 – Group B, March 4, 2016, at the National Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada. Goals for Mexico from Dorian Montserrat Hernández, Dayana Joselyn Cazares , and Daniela Espinosa Arce (2), while Gloriana de Jesús Villalobos scored twice for Costa Rica.

1-0 – Group A, February 3, 2024, at Field 1 of the FMF Training Center in Toluca, Mexico. Goal by Dana Gabrielle Sandoval .

4-0 – Group A, April 2, 2025, at Field 1 of the FMF Training Center in Toluca, Mexico. Goals from Citlali Yatzil Reyes (2, one penalty), Joselyn Solís Díaz , and Dafne Zoé Sánchez.