CHICAGO (Oct. 29, 2024) – The U.S. Under-17 Men’s Youth National Team will face the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis and Cuba at the 2025 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers from Feb. 7-16 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
As the FIFA U-17 World Cup will become an annual, 48-team competition in 2025, eight teams will earn berths from the Concacaf region and qualifying features a new pool play format. The tournament features 35 teams in eight groups, contested across six different host countries. The winner of each group will advance to the U-17 World Cup in Qatar and the USA will be seeking a record 19th ticket to the world championship.
All three of the USA’s group stage matches will take place at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela. U-17 MYNT head coach Gonzalo Segares hails from Costa Rica and earned 19 caps with Los Ticos from 2007-11.
USA SCHEDULE – CONCACAF U-17 QUALIFIERS
Monday, Feb. 10
USA vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Wednesday, Feb. 12
USA vs. St Kitts and Nevis
Saturday, Feb. 15
USA vs. Cuba
CONCACAF UNDER-17 QUALIFIERS GROUPS
| Group A (Bermuda) | Group B (Costa Rica) | Group C (Mexico) | Group D (Honduras) |
|---|
| Canada | Costa Rica | Mexico | Honduras |
| Bermuda | Trinidad and Tobago | Nicaragua | Puerto Rico |
| Curacao | Guyana | Barbados | Bonaire |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | Sint Maarten | Dominica | Saint Martin |
| Group E (Guatemala) | Group F (Costa Rica) | Group G (Panama) | Group H (Guatemala) |
|---|
| Haiti | USA | Panama | Jamaica |
| Guatemala | Cuba | Dominican Republic | El Salvador |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Aruba | Cayman Islands |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | US Virgin Islands | Grenada | Saint Lucia |
The other host venues are the Bermuda National Sports Centre in Bermuda, Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores in Guatemala, Estadio General Francisco Morazan in Honduras, the Sede Central de Federacion Mexicana de Futbol in Mexico and Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama.
This year’s tournament will mark the USA’s first games against the U.S. Virgin Islands and St. Kitts and Nevis at U-17 World Cup qualifying. The U.S. and Cuba have faced off nine previous times at this competition, compiling an undefeated 7W-0L-2D record.
