Canada, Bermuda, Curaçao, Anguilla, and Turks and Caicos Islands have been drawn together in Group A for the 2025 Concacaf U-17 Men’s Qualifiers set to be played in Bermuda, from 7-16 February 2025.
“This is an exciting moment for our program with the U-17 FIFA World Cup now being held on an annual basis. Being able to provide our most talented young Canadians with a consistent step along their journey towards the next levels of the game, each generation now has the opportunity to compete in the Concacaf qualifiers and build on Canada’s ambitions at the U-17 FIFA World Cup. We look forward to bringing together this group of players under the leadership of Mike Vitulano who has previously worked with many of them at the U-15 Concacaf Championship in 2023,” shared Andrew Olivieri, Canada Soccer’s Men’s Youth Excel Director.
The new Concacaf U-17 Men’s Qualifiers consist of a single round, in which the participating teams are split into eight groups. Each team will play against each group opponent once, with the eight group winners qualifying for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Matches will be divided across six venues with Bermuda hosting the Group A matches.
The eight groups are as follows:
Group A: Canada, Bermuda, Curacao, Anguilla, and Turks and Caicos Islands
Group B: Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, British Virgin Islands, and Sint Maarten
Group C: Mexico, Nicaragua, Barbados, Belize, and Dominica
Group D: Honduras, Puerto Rico, Bonaire and Saint Martin
Group E: Haiti, Guatemala, Antigua & Barbados, and Saint Vicent and the Grenadines
Group F: United States, Cuba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and US Virgin Islands
Group G: Panama, Dominican Republic, Aruba, and Grenada
Group H: Jamaica, El Salvador, Cayman Islands, and Saint Lucia
More Information:
John Lobban
Men’s National Team Program Communications Manager, Canada Soccer
Email: jlobban@canadasoccer.com