Overview
- Curacao sealed first place in Group B with a 0-0 draw in Kingston, finishing on 12 points to edge Jamaica by one.
- The island of about 156,000 people qualifies for the first time, becoming the smallest country ever to reach a World Cup.
- Haiti won Group C with 11 points after a 2-0 victory over Nicaragua, earning a first finals return since 1974.
- Panama topped Group A by beating El Salvador 3-0, securing a second World Cup appearance after 2018.
- Jamaica and Suriname advance as the best runners-up to a March intercontinental playoff with Iraq, DR Congo, Bolivia and New Caledonia for two spots, joining hosts United States, Canada and Mexico in the 2026 field.