To put on the shirt! The party calendar is already known for the final round of the Concacaf qualifying for the FIFA 2026 World Cup. The matches will be played during the FIFA dates of the months of September, October and November of 2025.
This final round will have 12 national selections divided into three groups of four countries. It will be played in a house format and visit, with a total of six games each team (three at home and three visit), on the three FIFA dates.
According to the official raffle that took place in the city of Miami, the 12 teams classified to the final concacaf round were divided as follows:
– Group A: Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Surinam
– Group B: Jamaica, Curacao, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda
– Group C: Costa Rica, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua
At the end of the final round (36 games in total), the first place of each group will be classified directly to the FIFA World Cup next summer, joining Canada, Mexico and the United States, coanfitations of the tournament.
In addition, the two best second places will advance to the intercontinental play-off of the FIFA, where they will compete for two additional places for the World Cup. The FIFA intercontinental play-off is scheduled for March 2026.
It should be noted that for the first time in history, the Concacaf region could be represented by up to 8 teams in a FIFA Male World Cup.
The road to the 2026 World Cup for Concacaf member associations began in March 2024 and consists of three rounds. The first round was attended by the four worst classified teams, which competed for two places available in the second round.
The second round included the two winners of the first round along with the 28 Concacaf member associations that are also FIFA members, excluding the three hosts of the World Cup.
The match calendar and the start schedules of the final round is available on the link https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/matches/ .
For October and November, the matches will be held on the dates indicated below, and the start schedules and the stadiums will be announced at a later date. In addition, all matches of November 18 will begin simultaneously.
Game calendar
*The local team appears first and east time (local time):
– Thursday, September 4, 2025
19:30 (20:30) Suriname vs Panama
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion – Paramaribo, South
22:00 (20:00) Guatemala vs El Salvador
Cementos Progreso Stadium – Guatemala City, Guar
– Friday, September 5, 2025
18:00 (19:00) Bermuda vs Jamaica
Bermuda National Sports Center, Devonshire, Ber
20:00 (20:00) Trinidad and Tobago vs Curacao
HASELY CRAWFORD STADIUM – Puerto España, Tri
20:00 (20:00) Haiti vs Honduras
Stadion Ergilio Hato – Willemstad, CUW
22:00 (20:00) Nicaragua vs Costa Rica
National Stadium – Managua, NCA
– Monday, September 8, 2025
20:30 (18:30) El Salvador vs Surinam
Cuscatlán Stadium – San Salvador, SLV
21:30 (20:30) Panama vs Guatemala
Rommel Fernández Stadium – Panama City, PAN
– Tuesday, September 9, 2025
20:00 (19:00) Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago
National Stadium – Kingston, Jam
20:00 (20:00) Curacao vs Bermuda
Stadion Ergilio Hato – Willemstad, CUW
22:00 (20:00) Costa Rica vs Haiti
National Stadium – San José, CRC
22:00 (20:00) Honduras vs Nicaragua
Chelato Uclés National Stadium – Tegucigalpa, Hon
More duels
The start schedules and the stadiums for the October and November matches will be announced on a later date
– Thursday, October 9, 2025
Honduras vs Costa Rica
Nicaragua vs Haiti
– Friday, October 10, 2025
El Salvador vs Panama
Surinam vs Guatemala
Curacao vs Jamaica
Bermudas vs Trinidad and Tobago
– Monday, October 13, 2025
Costa Rica vs Nicaragua
Honduras vs Haiti
– Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Panama vs Surinam
El Salvador vs Guatemala
Jamaica vs Bermudas
Curacao vs Trinidad and Tobago
– Thursday, November 13, 2025
Guatemala vs Panama
Surinam vs El Salvador
Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica
Bermuda vs Curazao
Haiti vs Costa Rica
Nicaragua vs Honduras
– Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Panama vs El Salvador
Guatemala vs Surinam
Jamaica vs Curacao
Trinidad and Tobago vs Bermudas
Costa Rica vs Honduras
Haiti vs Nicaragua
