Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz get Group D World Cup draw
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz were drawn in Group D of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers alongside Honduras, Guyana, Aruba and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Twenty-eight teams will be in action in the first round, split into six groups, with the group winners and the two best second-placed teams advancing to the final round, joining the four top-ranked teams in the region, which received a bye to the final round in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States.
The first round qualifiers are set to begin on January 24 and run through until February 2.
The second round will be in March, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2026 World Cup set for Morocco.
The FIFA World Cup is now yearly, and Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States represented CONCACAF at the last Under-17 World Cup in 2025. Mexico won the bronze medal.
Jamaica will open their campaign against Guyana on Sunday, January 25, before tackling Aruba on Tuesday, January 27.
The young Reggae Girlz will then face St Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday, January 29, 2026, before closing their first round group stage against Honduras on Monday, February 2.
