Stakes get higher as Concacaf Women’s Championship Qualifying resumes

Miami, Florida – Concacaf Women’s Championship Qualifying resumes this Saturday, as nine teams from Central America and the Caribbean look to punch their ticket to the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship.

The Concacaf Women´s Championship 2018 CWC will determine the three Concacaf teams ot the Confederation that automatically qualify for next summer’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, while the fourth-place team will play a playoff against Argentina, third place finisher from Conmebol in a World Cup playoff.

Things begin on Saturday with the Concacaf Caribbean Women’s qualifiers, as five teams – Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda and Bermuda – will be gunning for the top three spots and berths in the 2018 CWC.

If last May’s first round of Caribbean qualifying is any indication, fans can expect plenty of goalscoring fireworks from these teams.

Of note are the attacking forces of Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The Cubans poured in 22 goals in the first round of qualifying, while the Reggae Girlz tallied 18, led by Khadija Shaw, who leads CWC Qualifying with eight goals.

Not to be outdone is Trinidad and Tobago, who scored a whopping 27 goals in qualifying, including 10-0 and 13-0 victories over the U.S. Virgin Islands and Grenada, respectively.

Two days after the start of the Caribbean Zone, the Central American teams will begin action. Two spots are up for grabs among four teams: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama.

Costa Rica boasts the most CWC experience with six appearances and a runner-up finish at the 2014 CWC, which earned the Ticas a ticket to its first ever FIFA WWC at Canada 2015.

Panama will be looking to recapture the glory of 2002 and 2006 when it qualified for its only CWCs, including a quarterfinal appearance in the latter.

Meanwhile, El Salvador and Nicaragua are both keen to qualify for their first CWC and have been hard at work preparing for next week’s matches in hopes of making history.

The Caribbean Zone will conclude Sunday, September 2, while the Central American Zone will wrap up on Friday, August 31.

Concacaf Caribbean Women’s qualifiers 2018

Jamaica National Stadium

8-25-18 15:00  Cuba vs Trinidad and Tobago

              18:00  Jamaica vs Antigua & Barbuda

8-27-18 16:00 Antigua & Barbuda vs Cuba

              19:00 Bermuda vs Jamaica

8-29-18  16:00 Trinidad and Tobago vs Antigua & Barbuda

               19:00 Cuba vs Bermuda

8-31-18   16:00 Antigua & Barbuda vs Bermuda

                19:00 Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica

9-02-18    15:00 Bermuda vs Trinidad and Tobago

                 18:00 Jamaica vs Cuba   

Concacaf Central American  Women’s qualifiers 2018

IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
All the game are ET

8-27-18  10:00 am Panama vs Nicaragua

               10:00 am Costa Rica vs El Salvador

8-29-18   10:00 am Costa Rica vs Nicaragua

                10:00 am El Salvador vs Panama

8-31-18   10:00 am El Salvador vs Nicaragua

                10:00 am Costa Rica vs Panama