The first round of
CONCACAF matches for
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada men's national soccer team, Canada, Mexico national football team, Mexico, and the United States men's national soccer team, United States at the 2026 FIFA ...
were played on 22 and 26 March 2024.
Format
Four teams, ranked as the bottom four in the
CONCACAF entrant list, played home-and-away over
two legs in two ties. The two winners advanced to the
second round
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Seeding
The seeding was based on the
FIFA Men's World Ranking
The FIFA Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, first introduced in December 1992. The men's teams of the member nations of FIFA, football's world governing body, are ranked based on their gam ...
of December 2023 (shown in parentheses).
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the
second round
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The first round ties were predetermined as follows:
*First-ranked team vs fourth-ranked team
*Second-ranked team vs third-ranked team
The lower-ranked teams hosted the first leg, while the higher-ranked teams hosted the second leg.
Summary
The first legs were played on 22 March, while the second legs were played on 26 March 2024.
Matches
''1–1 on aggregate. Anguilla won 4–3 on penalties and advanced to the
second round (Group F)''.
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''1–1 on aggregate. British Virgin Islands won 4–2 on penalties and advanced to the
second round (Group E)''.
Goalscorers
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:
* Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious infractions)
* Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
There were no suspensions served during the first round.
References
External links
*
World Cup Qualifying – Men CONCACAF.com
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