The Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean Soccer (Concacaf) announced this Tuesday, July 21, the official pots for the draw for the fifth edition of the Concacaf Nations League 2026/27, which will take place on Thursday, July 23 in Miami, Florida.
During the event, the path of the 41 national teams in the region will be defined, distributed in leagues A, B and C. Among them is Guatemala, led by Mexican coach Luis Fernando Tena, who will compete in League A and will know their rivals for the next edition of the tournament.
The Blue and White will return to official Concacaf activity several months after their last game in the World Cup qualifiers. After being left out of the race for a ticket to the World Cup, the national team will face this competition with the aim of beginning a new stage under the command of Tena and ensuring its permanence in League A, in addition to fighting for one of the tickets for the 2027 Gold Cup.
The draw will be carried out based on the Concacaf Men’s National Team Ranking, updated as of July 20, 2026. 41 member associations were distributed into different pots according to their position in that classification.
League A
The four teams best placed in the Confederation ranking – Mexico (1), the United States (2), Canada (3) and Panama (4) – automatically advanced to the quarterfinals.
The other 12 teams were distributed into six pots of two teams each:
Drum 1: Costa Rica, Honduras
Drum 2: Jamaica, Haiti
Drum 3: Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago
Drum 4: Curacao, Suriname
Bass Drum 5: Martinique, Nicaragua
Bass Drum 6: El Salvador, Dominican Republic
B League
Drum 1: Guadeloupe, Guyana, Cuba, French Guiana
Drum 2: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Grenada
Drum 3: Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize, Dominica
Drum 4: Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Barbados, Cayman Islands
League C
Drum 1: Montserrat, Saint Martin, Antigua and Barbuda
Drum 2: Aruba, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands
Drum 3: British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, US Virgin Islands
Raffle format
League A
League A will use six pots, each made up of two teams. One team from each pot will be drawn to Group A and the other will occupy the same position in Group B.
B League
League B will have four pots of four teams each. The teams will be drawn in positions A1, B1, C1 and D1; later, A2, B2, C2 and D2; then, A3, B3, C3 and D3; and, finally, A4, B4, C4 and D4.
League C
League C will use three pots of three teams. The teams will be placed in positions A1, B1 and C1; then A2, B2 and C2; and, finally, A3, B3 and C3.
For Guatemala, the draw will represent the first step in the search for prominence in League A, a competition that will also serve as a qualifier for the Gold Cup 2027 and as an opportunity to consolidate the project led by Luis Fernando Tena with a view to the future of the national team.