The World Cup qualifying tournament, featuring 22 Concacaf Member Associations, will run from January 27 to February 1, 2025, across four venues. (PHOTO: istock).
The groups for the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers are set, with Jamaica drawn in Group E alongside hosts Nicaragua and St Kitts and Nevis.
The World Cup qualifying tournament, featuring 22 Concacaf Member Associations, will run from January 27 to February 1, 2025, across four venues.
The young Reggae Girlz will kick off their campaign against St Kitts and Nevis on January 30 before facing Nicaragua on February 1.
The qualifiers mark the debut of a new two-round format. In Round One, the 22 participating teams, ranked fifth and below based on Concacaf’s Under-17 women’s rankings, were divided into six groups.
Group matches will take place across four venues: Puerto Rico (Group A), Trinidad and Tobago (Group B), and Nicaragua (Groups D and E), while the Dominican Republic will host Groups C and F.
Following the round-robin stage from January 27 to February 1, the six group winners and the two best runners-up will advance to the Final Round, joining top-ranked teams USA, Mexico, Canada, and Haiti.
The final stage will also use a group format, with three groups of four teams each. After round-robin play from March 31 to April 6, 2025, the three group winners and the best second-placed team will secure spots in the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup.
The six groups for Round One are as follows:
Group A: Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and St Vincent and the Grenadines
Group B: Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras, Belize, and US Virgin Islands
Group C: Panama, Cuba, Guyana, and Turks and Caicos Islands
Group D: El Salvador, Guatemala, Curaçao, and Anguilla
Group E: Jamaica, Nicaragua, and St Kitts and Nevis
Group F: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and Grenada.