2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round

The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification were played on 22 and 26 March 2024.

Format

Four teams, ranked as the bottom four in the CONCACAF entrant list, played home-and-away over two legs in two ties. The two winners advanced to the second round.

Seeding

The seeding was based on the FIFA Men's World Ranking of December 2023.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.

Seeded	Unseeded

The first round ties were predetermined as follows:

First-ranked team vs fourth-ranked team
Second-ranked team vs third-ranked team

The lower-ranked teams hosted the first leg, while the higher-ranked teams hosted the second leg.

Summary

The first legs were played on 22 March, while the second legs were played on 26 March 2024.

Matches

1–1 on aggregate. Anguilla won 4–3 on penalties and advanced to the second round (Group F).
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1–1 on aggregate. British Virgin Islands won 4–2 on penalties and advanced to the second round (Group E).

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:

Receiving a red card
Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches

There were no suspensions served during the first round.