Trinidad and Tobago’s under-17 men’s and women’s football teams are set to embark on their respective journeys toward the 2026 Concacaf Under-17 World Cup qualifiers, with both teams placed in pot two for the upcoming draws. The women’s draw is scheduled for October 15, followed by the men’s draw on October 21, marking the beginning of their campaigns early next year. The women’s qualifiers will kick off on January 24, 2026, with 30 Concacaf member associations divided into six groups for round-robin matches. The top six group winners and two best second-placed teams will advance to the final round, joining the top-ranked teams: Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Matches will be hosted across Aruba, Bermuda, Curacao, and Nicaragua. Trinidad and Tobago’s women’s team, placed in pot two alongside Bermuda, Cuba, Guatemala, Jamaica, and Nicaragua, aim for a favorable draw to secure a spot in the youth World Cup in Morocco. Their previous campaign in the 2025 qualifiers saw them finish at the bottom of their group, which included El Salvador, Honduras, and the US. On the men’s side, the qualifiers will adopt a new format, with 34 teams split into eight groups for a single round of matches from February 3-12, 2026. The eight group winners will automatically qualify for the World Cup. Trinidad and Tobago’s men’s team, placed in pot two with Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico, will look to improve on their previous performance, where they narrowly missed qualification after a loss to Costa Rica in the final group match. The qualifiers will be held in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad and Tobago teams placed in pot two for 2026 Concacaf U-17 qualifiers
