{"id":581732,"date":"2026-02-11T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/581732\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T07:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:37:15","slug":"groups-f-g-h-close-play-in-u-17-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/581732\/","title":{"rendered":"Groups F, G, H close play in U-17 Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI<\/strong> \u2013 The 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers<\/strong><\/a> continues with five Group Stage matches taking place in Groups F, G, and H on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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The winner of each group will qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026.<\/p>\n

Group F<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cuba vs. Belize<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cuba will face Belize in Group F at Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City, Guatemala.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It will be the first-ever meeting between the two nations in the history of the Under-17 Qualifiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cuba, undefeated so far in the tournament, is coming off a 2-1 win over El Salvador that placed them atop the group. The nation can automatically punch its ticket to the U-17 World Cup with a win or draw.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cuba could also advance with a loss, depending on the result of the other Group F match between El Salvador and Cura\u00e7ao.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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El Salvador vs. Cura\u00e7ao<\/strong><\/p>\n

El Salvador battles Cura\u00e7ao in Group F at Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City, Guatemala.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It will mark the second encounter between the teams in Under-17 Qualifying. The only other match ended in a 5-1 win for El Salvador during the first phase of the 1996 edition.<\/p>\n

La Selecta needs a victory, and a Cuba loss, to keep its hopes of qualifying alive.<\/p>\n

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Group G<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aruba vs. Cayman Islands<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aruba will take on the Cayman Islands in their Group G closer at Costa Rican Football Federation Field #1 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

It will be the first meeting between the teams in Under-17 Qualifiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In its last match, the Cayman Islands was defeated by Jamaica, while Aruba fell to Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both sides are winless in this year\u2019s edition of the tournament and hoping to end on a positive note.<\/p>\n

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Canada vs. Jamaica\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Canada and Jamaica will clash for the direct qualification out of Group G at Costa Rican Football Federation Field #1 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

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Both sides are tied with six points each heading into this match. Jamaica holds an eight-goal advantage in goal differential, meaning it only needs a draw to qualify, while Canada is forced to win outright to seal the top spot.<\/p>\n

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Canada leads the series against Jamaica in Under-17 Qualifiers with four wins and one draw. The last time they met was in 2013, a 4-2 victory in the quarterfinals for The Reds.<\/p>\n

Group H<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honduras vs. Bermuda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honduras and Bermuda close out Group H play at Estadio Francisco Moraz\u00e1n in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.<\/p>\n

Honduras defeated Bermuda 6-nil in their only other meeting in the Under-17 Qualifiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The hosts will directly qualify for the U-17 with a win or draw. Bermuda must win by at least two goals to advance on goal difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI \u2013 The 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers continues with five Group Stage matches taking place in Groups F,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":581733,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[45],"tags":[77653,2147,252300,6500,18155,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-581732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-bermuda","tag-canada","tag-curacao","tag-honduras","tag-jamaica","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116050856703123944","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}