2025 CONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualification – Final round

2025 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countriesMexico
Nicaragua
Trinidad and Tobago
Dates31 March – 6 April 2025
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored95 (5.28 per match)
Top scorer(s) Citlalli Reyes
(5 goals)
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The CONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualification, officially called 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers Final Round, was the tournament to decide which teams qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco. Four qualifying slots were allocated to CONCACAF.[1]

Unlike past editions, the 2025 qualification process did not culminate in the determination of a champion, as was the case under the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[2] Instead, three groups of round-robin competitions resulted in three group winners and one best-ranked runners-up qualifying for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025 as CONCACAF's representatives.[1]

Qualification

Twenty-two teams competed for eight spots in the tournament, where they joined the four highest-seeded teams on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking as of 1 March 2024, the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Haiti.[3]

Team Method of qualification App. Previous best performance Previous World Cup appearances
 United States
(title holders)		 Four top-ranked entrants 9th Champions (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) 6
 Mexico 9th Champions (2013) 7
 Canada 9th Champions (2010) 7
 Haiti 7th Fourth place (2016, 2018, 2024) 0
 Puerto Rico Qualifying Group A winners 5th Fourth place (2022) 0
 Honduras Qualifying Group B winners 2nd Round of 16 (2022) 0
 Panama Qualifying Group C winners 5th Fourth place (2012) 0
 El Salvador Qualifying Group D winners 5th Quarter-finals (2022) 0
 Nicaragua Qualifying Group E winners 3rd Round of 16 (2022) 0
 Costa Rica Qualifying Group F winners 7th Runners-up (2008) 2
 Trinidad and Tobago Qualifying best two runners-up 5th Group stage (2008, 2012, 2013, 2022) 1
 Bermuda 3rd Group stage (2018, 2022) 0

Venues

Managua replaced Panama City on 3 March 2025.

Toluca Managua Couva
Group A Group B Group C
Campo 1 - Federación
Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) 		Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Ato Boldon Stadium

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held at 11:00 ET on 24 February 2025 at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, Florida.[4][5] The four highest-seeded teams, which qualified automatically for the tournament, took the first positions in Pot 1 and 2. The eight teams, that advanced from qualifying, were placed in pots based on the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Ranking on 4 February 2025. Teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. Co-host teams could not be placed in the same group.[5] After the draw, Nicaragua replaced Panama as co-host on 3 March 2025.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

On 25 March 2025, the rosters for each team were announced.[6]

Groups

All times are local.[7]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows:

  1. Points obtained in all group matches;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained among tied teams;
  5. Goal difference among tied teams;
  6. Goals scored among tied teams;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches;
  8. Latest Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Ranking.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (H) 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 17 5 +12 6
3  Haiti 3 1 0 2 4 21 −17 3
4  Bermuda 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Haiti 0–8 Costa Rica
Report
  • Solano 19'
  • Paniagua 27', 39', 45+4'
  • Alfaro 45+2'
  • Recio 61'
  • Medina 70'
  • Lindo 84'
Campo 1 - FMF, Toluca
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
Mexico 5–0 Bermuda
  • Reyes 15'
  • J. Solís 16'
  • Miyazato 49'
  • Vázquez 52'
  • Villalpando 90+9'
 Report
Campo 1 - FMF, Toluca
Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)
Bermuda 1–4 Haiti
  • Samuels 90+4'
 Report
  • Étienne 14' (pen.), 27'
  • Désert 17'
  • Piquion 82' (pen.)
Campo 1 - FMF, Toluca
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
Costa Rica 0–4 Mexico
Report
  • Reyes 28' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
  • J. Solís 31'
  • Sánchez 45+1'
Campo 1 - FMF, Toluca
Referee: Adorae Monroy (United States)
Costa Rica 9–1 Bermuda
  • Paniagua 11' (pen.)
  • Ocampo 20', 48'
  • Ruiz 28'
  • Medina 30', 52', 72'
  • Simons 45+2' (o.g.)
  • Murillo 90+3'
 Report
  • Sealey 4'
Campo 1 - FMF, Toluca
Referee: Adorae Monroy (United States)
Mexico 12–0 Haiti
  • Larco 3' (o.g.)
  • Reyes 4', 9'
  • Stack 4', 23'
  • González 25'
  • J. Solís 33'
  • M. Solís 46', 86', 90+4'
  • Miyazato 55'
  • Núñez 62'
 Report
Campo 1 - FMF, Toluca
Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3  Panama 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Nicaragua (H) 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Puerto Rico 6–1 Panama
  • Falcón 1', 47'
  • Garnett 16', 20', 21'
  • Adame 70'
 Report
Referee: Alex Billeter (United States)
Canada 5–0 Nicaragua
  • Kindel 18'
  • Kekić 34'
  • Hunter 41'
  • Chisholm 49'
  • Donnelly 90+4'
 Report
Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Panama 0–2 Canada
Report
  • Kekić 35'
  • Reda 60'
Referee: Priscila Pérez (Mexico)
Nicaragua 0–4 Puerto Rico
Report
  • Walton 35'
  • Russell 55'
  • Garnett 59'
  • Feliciano 87'
Referee: Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica)
Canada 3–2 Puerto Rico
  • Bader 45+5'
  • Chisholm 71'
  • Hunter 74'
 Report
  • Falcón 45', 57'
Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Panama 2–0 Nicaragua
  • Onodera 3'
  • Mow 71'
 Report
Referee: Alex Billeter (United States)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2  El Salvador 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
3  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 9 −6 4
4  Trinidad and Tobago (H) 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
El Salvador 1–1 Honduras
  • Buerger 13'
 Report
  • Sánchez 61'
Referee: Marjorie Ponce (Nicaragua)
United States 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Anderson 63'
  • Johnson 78'
  • Sadler 90'
 Report
Referee: Neressa Goldson (Jamaica)
Honduras 0–7 United States
Report
  • Ascanio 45'
  • Johnson 47'
  • Anderson 51', 74'
  • Cecil 56'
  • Kennedy 60'
  • Rodriguez 65'
Referee: Dilia Bradley (Guatemala)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 El Salvador
Report
  • Salgado 58'
  • Buerger 61'
  • Alvarenga 86', 90'
Referee: Suleimy Linares (Cuba)
United States 7–0 El Salvador
  • Johnson 10', 55' (pen.)
  • Antonucci 30'
  • Anderson 47'
  • Rodriguez 49'
  • Touray 58'
  • Milam 74'
 Report
Referee: Marjorie Ponce (Nicaragua)
Honduras 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Merriam 3' (pen.)
  • Santos 90+1'
 Report
  • Sealey 45+4'
Referee: Dilia Bradley (Guatemala)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 17 5 +12 6 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2 B  Puerto Rico 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3 C  El Salvador 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair play points; 5) Latest Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Ranking.

Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.28 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Citlalli Reyes

4 goals

  • Nubia Medina
  • Lucía Paniagua
  • Giselle Falcón
  • Gabriella Garnett
  • Ashlyn Anderson
  • Micayla Johnson

3 goals

  • Joselyn Solís
  • Miranda Solís

2 goals

  • Olivia Chisholm
  • Kaylee Hunter
  • Melisa Kekić
  • Daniela Ocampo
  • Angie Alvarenga
  • Maya Buerger
  • Ella Étienne
  • Anaiya Miyazato
  • Ava Stack
  • Jaiden Rodriguez

1 goal

  • Nila Samuels
  • Janiya Sealey
  • Joelle Bader
  • Emma Donnelly
  • Lacey Kindel
  • Emma Reda
  • Fabiana Alfaro
  • Alisha Lindo
  • Michelle Murillo
  • Raquel Recio
  • Tiara Ruiz
  • Verónica Solano
  • Abigaíl Salgado
  • Dominique Désert
  • Maya Piquion
  • Alexandra Merriam
  • Jazlyn Sánchez
  • Allanys Santos
  • Adrianna González
  • Sofía Núñez
  • Dafne Sánchez
  • Valeria Vázquez
  • Mia Villalpando
  • Shaday Mow
  • Alison Onodera
  • Camila Adame
  • Journie María Feliciano
  • Jaeda Russell
  • Jayla Walton
  • Diem Sealey
  • Scottie Antonucci
  • Kimmi Ascanio
  • Pearl Cecil
  • Riley Kennedy
  • Gracelynn Milam
  • Chloe Sadler
  • Nyanya Touray

1 own goal

  • Ayshalay Simons (against Costa Rica)
  • Miya Larco (against Mexico)
  • Paige Foye (against Panama)

Source: CONCACAF

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1
 Mexico 5 April 2025 7 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)
 Canada 6 April 2025 7 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
 United States 5 April 2025 6 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)
 Costa Rica 6 April 2025 2 (2008, 2014)
1Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Best XI

Best XI[8]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Olivia Busby
  • Adrianna González
  • Berenice Ibarra
  • Pearl Cecil
  • Lucía Paniagua
  • Maya Buerger
  • Citlalli Reyes
  • Giselle Falcón
  • Nubia Medina
  • Ashlyn Anderson
  • Micayla Johnson

References

  1. ^ a b "An exciting 2025 awaits: a brief on the upcoming competitions in Concacaf". CONCACAF. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. ^ "U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team Continues Run to Qualifying for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with Training Camp in West Palm Beach, Fla". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Draw reveals groups for 2025 Concacaf U-17 Women's Qualifiers Round One". CONCACAF. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Concacaf confirms details for Final Round of the 2025 Concacaf Women's U-17 Qualifiers". CONCACAF. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Official Draw - Final Round". CONCACAF. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  6. ^ "2025 Concacaf Women's U-17 Qualifiers Final Round rosters". Concacaf. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  7. ^ "CONCACAF U-17 Women's Qualifiers - Match schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 24 February 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Busby, Reyes and Anderson lead Concacaf Women's U-17 Qualifiers Final Round Best XI/". concacaf.com. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
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