Concacaf has conducted the official draw for the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Men’s Championship (CU17C).
The World Cup qualifying competition will take place from February 11 – 26, 2023, in Guatemala and will involve the participation of 20 Concacaf Member Associations.
During Thursday’s draw, held at the confederation’s headquarters in Miami, FL, the 16 participating nations in the 2023 CU17C group stage (all ranked 16th or better in the Concacaf Men’s U-17 rankings) were divided into four groups with four teams each.
The groups are as follows:
Group E: Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Curacao
Group F: USA, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados
Group G: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Cuba, Guadeloupe
Group H: Honduras, Haiti, El Salvador, Suriname
After group stage play, the top three nations in each group will advance to the knockout stage, joining the four group winners of the 2022 Concacaf U-17 Men’s Qualifiers (CU17Q); Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico.
The four-round knockout stage (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) will be played in a single-leg knockout format and the four semi-finalists will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru.
The matches will be played at the Doroteo Guamuch Flores National Stadium in Guatemala City and the Pensativo Stadium in Antigua.
The competition match schedule will be announced at a later date
