Overview
- Honduras tops Group C with 8 points and could clinch Thursday by beating Nicaragua if Costa Rica and Haiti draw.
- Costa Rica controls direct qualification by winning its last two matches, while Haiti stays alive on 5 points before their head‑to‑head in Willemstad.
- Panama is level with Surinam on 6 points and needs wins over Guatemala and El Salvador to ensure first place, otherwise depending on Surinam’s results and tiebreakers.
- Guatemala hosts both remaining games and would reach a first World Cup with six points at El Trébol, keeping its fate on home turf.
- Three group winners qualify directly and the two best runners‑up go to a March intercontinental playoff in Mexico, with Canada, Mexico and the United States already in as hosts.