Overview
- Panama topped Group A with a 3-0 win over El Salvador to book a second World Cup appearance after debuting in 2018.
- Curacao earned its first-ever qualification by drawing 0-0 at Jamaica, surviving a stoppage-time penalty that was overturned after VAR review.
- Haiti returned to the World Cup for the first time since 1974 with a 2-0 victory over Nicaragua, clinching Group C while playing home fixtures in Willemstad due to security issues.
- Jamaica and Suriname advanced to the intercontinental playoff as the best runners-up, completing a six-team field for single-match ties in March in Mexico.
- Iraq joined the playoff by beating the UAE 2-1 with a last-minute VAR-awarded penalty, as traditional Concacaf powers Honduras and Costa Rica were eliminated, with coach Miguel Herrera accepting blame.