[1] The tournament will serve as the CONCACAF qualifiers to the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil.
[1] The United States are the three-time defending champions of the competition, having won the 2014, 2018 and 2022 tournaments.
[1][2] The two highest-ranked teams in the CONCACAF rankings will receive a bye to the final tournament.
Teams will be drawn into six groups of five, and will play single round-robin matches (two home and two away) between October 2025 and April 2026.
Should more than thirty CONCACAF member associations enter, a play-in round will be held prior to the qualifying group stage.