Oct. 5, 2026, 12:00 a.m. ET
Curacao and Haiti are into the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League, with Haiti a possible opponent for the U.S. males’s nationwide crew or Mexico in November.
Each Caribbean nations certified for the 2026 World Cup and backed their standing within the area by ending within the prime two of CNL League A, Group A. Every crew went into the ultimate matchday having received three matches and never suffered defeat, not assembly immediately due to the “Swiss model” system deployed by Concacaf to create the fixtures.
Whereas Curacao managed a draw Sunday, Oct. 4 in opposition to Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti fell 2-0 to Costa Rica, the nations had sufficient factors to complete within the prime two and arrange home-and-home collection within the quarterfinals.
These collection are in opposition to the highest 4 groups within the Concacaf rankings: Mexico, the US, Canada and Panama, who performed friendlies on this worldwide break because of the bye they obtained to the quarterfinal stage.
The competitors’s guidelines specify that the winners of every group earn video games in opposition to the lower-seeded groups, which means Curacao doubtless will face Panama, the lowest-ranked seeded crew – although Canada stays a possible opponent. Haiti would play both Mexico or the U.S. relying on the Concacaf rating of the crew that qualifies from the opposite group.
Group B play concludes Monday, Oct. 5. Suriname at the moment tops the group with seven factors, however faces off with a Guatemala crew that has 4 factors and will leapfrog the Natio with a win in Guatemala Metropolis. Jamaica is at the moment second with six factors forward of a match with Honduras.
Martinique and El Salvador additionally stay in competition for the quarterfinals, although they would want loads to interrupt their strategy to safe a spot within the subsequent spherical.
Ought to the group end the best way it’s arrange immediately, the matchups would see Mexico face Jamaica, the U.S. match up in opposition to Haiti, Canada enjoying Suirname and Panama squaring off with Curacao.
The U.S., Mexico and Canada have introduced when and the place they’ll host the second legs of the quarterfinals, with the People set to host in Cincinnati, Mexico heading to Monterrey and Canada enjoying in Toronto. Panama usually performs on the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama Metropolis.
Haiti has been unable to host on Haitian soil since 2021 due to the political disaster and gang violence within the nation.
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