Canada will face host Nicaragua, Aruba, Martinique and the U.S. Virgin Islands next year in CONCACAF U-20 men’s qualifying play.

Thursday’s draw assigned the 32 participating teams into two groups of six and four groups of five. After round-robin play, the top team in each group will move on to the 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, joining six teams pre-qualified for the main tournament.

The six top-ranked teams skipping the qualifying round are, in order, the U.S., Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Cuba and Guatemala.

The qualifying round is scheduled from Feb. 23 to March 4, 2026, across three venues in Central America and the Caribbean. Canada’s Group F will play out of Estadio Miguel Chocorrón Buitrago in Managua, Nicaragua.

The 12-team CONCACAF Championship, scheduled for July 25 to Aug. 9

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