League A: 16 Teams (Group Stage and Quarterfinals)
League A will feature 16 national teams, including a Group Stage and Quarterfinals. The 12 lowest-ranked League A teams, based on the Concacaf Rankings, will compete in a Swiss-style Group Stage format, split into two groups of six teams each. Every team will play four matches – two home and two away.
Group A
Costa Rica, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Curaçao, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic
Group B
Honduras, Jamaica, Guatemala, Suriname, Martinique, El Salvador
Following Group Stage play in the September-October FIFA Match Window, the top two finishers from each group will advance to the Quarterfinals, joining the four highest-ranked League A teams – Mexico (1), United States (2), Canada (3), and Panama (4) – who receive direct entry.
The matchups for the Quarterfinals will be determined based on the competition regulations, and are as follows:
QF1: Fourth-ranked seeded team vs Best first place (1A/1B)
QF2: Third-ranked seeded team vs Next best first place (1A/1B)
QF3: Second-ranked seeded team vs Best second place (2A/2B)
QF4: Best-ranked seeded team vs Next best second place (2A/2B)
The Quarterfinals will be played in a home-and-away series in November 2026, with aggregate winners advancing to the Concacaf Nations League Finals, to be played at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium.