2024-03-27 09:44:00
Group defined! After the qualifying series British Virgin Islands will be Guatemala’s fourth rival in it qualifier for the 2026 World Cup which will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Below we will tell you how the calendar will look and what the path of the Guatemala National Team who seeks to classify his first Major World Cup.
2026 World Qualifier: British Virgin Islands will be Guatemala’s fourth rival
On this occasion, the Concacaf qualifier It will consist of three rounds with the participation of a total of 32 teams from the region. For Guatemala, its participation will begin in the second round which will consist of 6 groups made up of 5 teams.
In the second round, each of the teams will play a total of 4 parties, 2 at home and 2 away. All matches will be played between FIFA dates of June 2024 and June 2025.
How is the Guatemalan group formed towards the 2026 World Cup?
According to the draw carried out by Concacaf, Guatemala is in group E along with the selections of Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Dominica and the British Virgin Islandswhich was the series winner against the US Virgin Islands.
Las British Virgin Islands will be Guatemala’s fourth rival and achieved its classification by winning the series. In the first game they tied 1-1 and in the second leg, the match played in AO Shirley Recreational Fieldfinished 0-0, so they had to define the classification in penalty shotswhich ended 4-2 in favor of the British.
Furthermore, the British Virgin Islands They made history by qualifying for the second round of qualifying. They currently occupy the penultimate place in the Concacaf team ranking and 208 of the Fifa.
Guatemala schedule in the 2026 World Cup qualifier
In accordance with Concacaf These are the dates that Guatemala will play the second round eliminator of the World Cup 2026. Schedules still need to be defined:
- Wednesday June 5, 2024
Guatemala vs Dominica - Saturday June 8, 2024
British Virgin Islands vs Guatemala - Friday June 6, 2025
Guatemala vs Dominican Republic - Tuesday June 10, 2025
Jamaica vs Guatemala
The Guatemala National Team will play its home games in the Doroteo Guamuch Flores stadiumwhere they hope to make the pressure of the fans who will support the team felt qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Who qualifies for the 2026 World Cup?
The dispute over places for the World Cup 2026 will be done in the third round. In order to be in that phase, the winners and second places of each group of the second phase will be those who advance to the third and final round of the playoffs.
Las Concacaf qualifiers will grant 3 direct tickets to the 2026 World Cup and 2 to the round of intercontinental playoff. In addition, the three organizing teams have already qualified: the United States, Canada and Mexico, so Central America and the Caribbean will compete to reach the world Cup. What a chilero!
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