1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 12th News With the end of the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the China-North American Football Federation officially announced the key information of the final round (third round), including the list of participating teams, lottery rules and procedures. The final round draw ceremony is scheduled to be held at 7 a.m. Beijing time on June 13. Fans can watch the TV broadcast through the official oil pipe channel of the China-North American Football Federation.
[Finally round lineup]
All 12 promotion teams were produced, including the top two in each group in the second round (alphabetical order):
Bermuda, Costa Rica, Curaca, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. These teams will be divided into 3 groups, each with 4 teams.
[Schedule and Competition System]
The final round will be held on the international match days in September, October and November 2025, with a home and away double cycle system, with each team playing 6 games. The top players in the three groups directly advanced to the 2026 World Cup and met with hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States. In addition, two best-achieving second-team group will qualify for the FIFA playoffs held in March 2026. For the first time in history, Central and North American regions are expected to send up to eight teams to compete in the Men’s World Cup.
[Draw Lottery Rules]
According to the FIFA men’s football rankings in June 2025 (updated after international matches), the 12 teams are divided into the following:
First (top three): Panama (1), Costa Rica (2), Jamaica (3)
Second (4-6): Honduras (4), El Salvador (5), Curacao (6)
Third (7-9): Haiti (7), Trinidad and Tobago (8), Guatemala (9)
Fourth level (10-12): Nicaragua (10), Suriname (11), Bermuda (12)
[Draw process]
Using a single blind draw system, starting from the first level, draw in sequence:
The first team drawn in the first level enters Group A1, the second team enters Group B1, and the third team enters Group C1.
The same process applies to the second, third and fourth level teams
End, each group contains one team for each of the four levels
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