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.
