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2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification

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2025 Concacaf U-17 Men's Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countries Bermuda
 Costa Rica
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Mexico
 Panama
Dates7–16 February 2025
Teams35 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored308 (5.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Chase Adams
(11 goals)
2026 →

2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification, officially called the 2025 Concacaf U-17 Men's Qualifiers, decided which teams from CONCACAF would join host Qatar at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Eight qualifying slots were allocated to CONCACAF.

Teams

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The final draw took place on 24 October 2024, 11:00 ET, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami.[1] The 41 CONCACAF national teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Ranking as of December 2023. 35 teams entered the tournament.[2]

December 2023 rankings[3]
Participating (35 teams)
Rank Team Points
1  Mexico 7,288
2  United States 5,962
3  Canada 3,682
4  Honduras 3,444
5  Panama 3,410
6  Costa Rica 3,252
7  Haiti 2,537
8  Jamaica 1,931
9  El Salvador 1,846
10  Cuba 1,510
11  Guatemala 1,410
12  Puerto Rico 1,326
13  Trinidad and Tobago 1,326
14  Nicaragua 1,212
15  Dominican Republic 1,121
17  Bermuda 1,090
18  Curaçao 931
19  Bonaire 863
20  Aruba 850
21  Guyana 839
24  Barbados 710
26  Cayman Islands 637
27  Antigua and Barbuda 628
28  Saint Kitts and Nevis 613
29  Belize 437
30  Saint Lucia 397
31  Grenada 388
32  British Virgin Islands 356
33  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 323
34  Anguilla 318
35  Saint Martin 292
36  U.S. Virgin Islands 227
37  Dominica 213
38  Turks and Caicos Islands 87
41  Sint Maarten 0
Did not enter (6 teams)
Rank Team Points
16  Guadeloupe 1,090
22  Suriname 832
23  Martinique 729
25  Bahamas 649
39  French Guiana 0
40  Montserrat 0

Draw

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Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H

Canada
Costa Rica
Mexico
Honduras
Haiti
United States
Panama
Jamaica

Bermuda
Trinidad and Tobago
Nicaragua
Puerto Rico
Guatemala
Cuba
Dominican Republic
El Salvador

Curaçao
Guyana
Barbados
Bonaire
Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Aruba
Cayman Islands

Anguilla
British Virgin Islands
Belize
Saint Martin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
U.S. Virgin Islands
Grenada
Saint Lucia

Turks and Caicos Islands
Sint Maarten
Dominica

Venues

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Six hosts were selected for the eight groups. Each venue hosted its own country's group, with Costa Rica also hosting Group F and Guatemala also hosting Group H.[4]

Bermuda Devonshire Parish Costa Rica Alajuela Mexico Toluca
Group A Group B & Group F Group C
Bermuda National Sports Centre Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto FMF Headquarters
Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 18,895 Capacity: ?
Honduras San Pedro Sula Guatemala Guatemala City Panama Panama City
Group D Group E & Group H Group G
Estadio General Francisco Morazán Estadio Cementos Progreso Estadio Rommel Fernández
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 32,000

Groups

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The tournament was played from 7–16 February 2025, with rest days on 8 and 14 February.[4] The teams were divided into eight groups of four or five teams and play a round-robin. The winner of each group qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2]

Tiebreakers

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The tiebreaker criteria were as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in all group matches (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
  2. Greatest goal differential in all group matches
  3. Most goals scored in all group matches

Should two or more teams still have equal rank after criteria 1–3 are applied, then the following criteria are used:

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in all matches amongst the concerned teams
  2. Greatest goal differential in all matches amongst the concerned teams
  3. Most goals scored in all matches amongst the concerned teams
  4. The best team conduct score using the following table:
    1. First yellow card: –1 point
    2. Second yellow card/indirect red card: –3 points
    3. Direct red card: –4 points
    4. Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points
  5. Latest Concacaf U-17 Ranking.

All match times listed are EST (UTC−5), as listed by Concacaf. Local times, if different, are in parentheses.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 28 2 +26 12 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Curaçao 4 3 0 1 13 10 +3 9
3  Bermuda (H) 4 2 0 2 10 14 −4 6
4  Turks and Caicos Islands 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
5  Anguilla 4 0 0 4 3 18 −15 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Anguilla 0–3 Turks and Caicos Islands
Report
Bermuda 1–6 Curaçao
 Report
Bermuda 3–1 Anguilla
 Report
Curaçao 2–0 Turks and Caicos Islands
 Report
Canada 8–0 Anguilla
 Report
Curaçao 1–7 Canada
 Report
Turks and Caicos Islands 0–5 Bermuda
Report
Anguilla 2–4 Curaçao
 Report
Canada 7–1 Bermuda
 Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica (H) 4 3 1 0 21 2 +19 10 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 1 1 13 4 +9 7
3  Guyana 4 1 3 0 7 4 +3 6
4  British Virgin Islands 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 4
5  Sint Maarten 4 0 0 4 0 28 −28 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
British Virgin Islands 4–0 Sint Maarten
 Report
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 Guyana
 Report
Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 British Virgin Islands
 Report
Sint Maarten 0–12 Costa Rica
Report
Guyana 3–0 Sint Maarten
 Report
Costa Rica 5–0 British Virgin Islands
 Report
Sint Maarten 0–9 Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Guyana 2–2 Costa Rica
 Report
British Virgin Islands 1–1 Guyana
 Report
Costa Rica 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 4 3 1 0 19 2 +17 10 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Nicaragua 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10
3  Barbados 4 2 0 2 5 15 −10 6
4  Belize 4 1 0 3 10 8 +2 3
5  Dominica 4 0 0 4 1 20 −19 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belize 7–0 Dominica
 Report
Nicaragua 6–0 Barbados
 Report
Nicaragua 1–0 Belize
 Report
Dominica 0–8 Mexico
Report
Referee: Adrián Lage (Cuba)
Barbados 1–0 Dominica
 Report
Mexico 3–0 Belize
 Report
Dominica 1–4 Nicaragua
 Report
Barbados 0–6 Mexico
Report
Belize 3–4 Barbados
 Report
Referee: Adrián Lage (Cuba)
Mexico 2–2 Nicaragua
 Report

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras (H) 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3  Saint Martin 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4  Bonaire 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Puerto Rico 3–0 Bonaire
 Report
Honduras 3–1 Saint Martin
 Report
Saint Martin 0–3 Puerto Rico
Report
Referee: Cleon Culley (Guyana)
Bonaire 0–8 Honduras
Report
Bonaire 1–4 Saint Martin
 Report
Honduras 1–0 Puerto Rico
 Report

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Haiti 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Guatemala (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Guatemala 2–1 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
Antigua and Barbuda 0–3 Haiti
Report
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–5 Guatemala
Report
Haiti 2–0 Guatemala
 Report

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 31 0 +31 9 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Cuba 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 0 2 10 12 −2 3
4  U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 0 3 5 37 −32 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Cuba 3–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report
United States 22–0 U.S. Virgin Islands
 Report
U.S. Virgin Islands 3–6 Cuba
 Report
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–7 United States
Report
Saint Kitts and Nevis 9–2 U.S. Virgin Islands
 Report
United States 2–0 Cuba
 Report

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Dominican Republic 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Aruba 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Grenada 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Panama 8–0 Grenada
 Report
Grenada 0–4 Dominican Republic
Report
Aruba 0–3 Panama
Report
Aruba 2–1 Grenada
 Report
Panama 2–1 Dominican Republic
 Report

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  El Salvador 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6
3  Saint Lucia 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Jamaica 3–1 Saint Lucia
 Report
El Salvador 8–0 Cayman Islands
 Report
Cayman Islands 1–10 Jamaica
 Report
Saint Lucia 0–2 El Salvador
Report
Cayman Islands 0–5 Saint Lucia
Report
Jamaica 1–2 El Salvador
 Report

Goalscorers

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There were 308 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 5.13 goals per match.

11 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CONCACAF

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

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The following eight teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
 El Salvador 15 February 2025 Debut
 Honduras 15 February 2025 5 (2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017)
 Panama 15 February 2025 3 (2011, 2013, 2023)
 United States 15 February 2025 18 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
 Canada 16 February 2025 8 (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2023)
 Costa Rica 16 February 2025 10 (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)
 Haiti 16 February 2025 2 (2007, 2019)
 Mexico 16 February 2025 15 (1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  1. ^ "Concacaf to introduce new formats for region's U-17 Men's and Women's Qualifiers". CONCACAF.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Draw reveals groups for 2025 Concacaf U-17 Men's Qualifiers". Concacaf. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Concacaf Men's Under-17 Ranking". Concacaf. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "2025 Concacaf Under-17 Qualifiers Match Schedule" (PDF). Concacaf. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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