KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica’s Under-17 women’s national football team, known as the Reggae Girlz, discovered their path to the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after the CONCACAF qualifying draw placed them in Group D. They will compete against Honduras, Guyana, Aruba, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the initial group stage.
The qualifying tournament structure features twenty-eight teams divided across six groups for the first round. The top finisher from each group, plus the two most successful second-place teams, will progress to the final qualification round. They will be joined by four pre-seeded, top-ranked nations—Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States—who received automatic byes into the final stage.
First-round matches are scheduled to occur between January 24 and February 2. The subsequent and decisive final round is set for March, where four teams will ultimately secure their berths for the 2026 World Cup in Morocco.
This comes as FIFA has transitioned the U-17 World Cup to an annual event. In the previous tournament held in 2025, the CONCACAF region was represented by Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States, with Mexico earning the bronze medal.
Jamaica’s quest for World Cup qualification begins on January 25th with an opening match against Guyana. Their group stage campaign continues with fixtures against Aruba on January 27th, St. Vincent and the Grenadines on January 29th, 2026, and concludes with a pivotal match against Honduras on February 2nd.