The second round of the tie ended United 2026 World Cup, and Concacaf already has its 12 teams Classified to play the final round, in search of one of the three direct tickets to the most important football event.
Within this select group is Guatemala, who had an outstanding performance in Group E, where it culminated in the second position. After 20 years, the blue and white is again in the direct dispute for a World Cup ticket.
The classified selections will know today, from 5 pm, the group in which the rivals they must face will be located to achieve the objective of classifying the World Cup.
The teams will be divided into three groups of four. The final round will be played between the months of September and November of this year. Each selection will face its rivals both in local and visiting condition, for a total of six meetings.
At the end of the phase, the three selections that end in the first place of their group will classify directly to the 2026 World Cup, joining the hosts: Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Repechaje
The teams that end in the second position will play a repechage in March 2026so Concacaf could have up to eight representatives in the World Cup.
These selections will play a intercontinental repechage, in which four games will be played – two semifinals and two finals – in venues yet to be defined, in one of the host countries.
The six participating selections will be ordered according to the FIFA ranquin. The four worst located will face two semifinals to the single game. The winners will be measured to the two best runs, also in unique duels. The winners will be measured to the two best runs, also in unique duels. The victors will get a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
So far, the only selection confirmed in this instance is New Caledonia, representative of Oceania. The two representatives of Concacaf, one of Asia, one from Africa and one of the Conmebol are still pending.