CONCACAF era The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).

If the tournament were to be co-hosted, the FIFA Council would decide which host countries would qualify automatically.

[1] On 13 June 2018, three members of CONCACAF—Canada, Mexico and the United States—were selected as hosts for the 2026 World Cup by the 68th FIFA Congress.

[4] As Canada, Mexico and the United States were awarded automatic berths as co-hosts, they did not enter qualifying.

They will play double round-robin home-and-away matches, with the three group winners qualifying for the World Cup.

[4] The best two runners-up from the third round will join one team each from AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL and OFC in the inter-confederation play-offs.