Guatemala begins its participation in the League A of the Concacaf Nations League 2026-2027 with a visit to Jamaica and concludes the group stage against Suriname, according to the official calendar published by Concacaf for the September and October FIFA windows.
The debut of the National Team is September 25 in Jamaican territory. Four days later, the September 29receive El Salvador in their only home game during the first international window.
Later visit to Surinam he October 1 and closes this stage October 5again against the Surinamese, this time at home. Concacaf will announce the venues and meeting times later.
Although Group B is also made up of Honduras and MartiniqueGuatemala is not measured against those teams in this phase. The new format of League A establishes that each team plays only four gamestwo as a local and two as a visitor, according to the pairings defined by Concacaf.
The calendar presents an important challenge for the Bicolor, which opens the tournament with one of the most demanding visits in the sector against Jamaica. In addition, they close their participation with a series of two consecutive matches against Suriname, a combination that could be decisive in the fight for qualification positions.
To advance to the quarterfinals, Guatemala must finish among the two first places in Group B. The teams that achieve that goal will join Mexico, United States, Canada and Panamateams that advanced directly to that instance due to their position in the Concacaf ranking.
The quarterfinals will be played in November 2026 with round trip series, while the Final Four will be played in March 2027. In addition to defining the champion of the fifth edition of the League of Nations, the tournament will serve as one of the qualification channels for the Gold Cup 2027.