Overview
- Haiti topped Group C after beating Nicaragua 2-0 in Willemstad, Curaçao clinched Group B with a 0-0 at Jamaica, and Panama won Group A by defeating El Salvador 3-0.
- Jamaica and Suriname moved into the March 2026 intercontinental playoff that will award the final two World Cup places.
- Costa Rica finished third in Group C with seven points, with Keylor Navas and teammates in tears as players publicly defended Herrera and accepted shared responsibility.
- Honduras also missed out after placing second in Group C without qualifying as a best runner-up, and coach Reinaldo Rueda broke down in his post-match press conference.
- Haiti reached its first World Cup since 1974 despite staging home qualifiers in Willemstad due to security and stadium issues in Port-au-Prince.