CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers is home to the best picks and predictions for international soccer teams from North, Central and the Caribbean regions. The USA and Canada are both member nations of CONCACAF and it is against these sides that qualification for the Soccer World Cup takes place.

How many CONCACAF teams qualify for the Soccer World Cup?

Three teams automatically qualify for the World Cup with an additional opportunity for one further team through the inter-confederation playoffs. Only 6 of the 41 member states get to compete for the automatic places based on their FIFA world rankings. Those six teams compete in a league format, playing home and away with the top three sides going through. The fourth placed team will play in the CONCACAF play-off final.

35 remaining member states play in a series of 8 groups. Each of those group winners play in a knockout round (Quarter Final, Semi-final and Final) the winner of which takes the other spot on the CONCACAF play-off final.

What Is the CONCACAF Play-off

The fourth placed team from the Hexagonal group (6 top seeded sides) will play against the best side from the remaining CONCACAF members. This is the CONCACAF play-off and decides which country will go on to represent the Caribbean, North American and Central American regions in the inter-confederation play-off. The winner of this, then takes their place at the Soccer world cup.

When does the CONCACAF world cup qualification rounds take place?

The CONCACAF world cup qualifiers commence on August 31st 2020. Both the Hexagonal group (Top 6 nations) and the lower seeded qualifying rounds complete on September 7th 2021. The CONCACAF play-off is scheduled to take place over two legs in October 2021.

Who is favourite to qualify for the soccer world cup from CONCACAF?

The leading teams in CONCACAF are always competitive for the automatic World Cup placements however every four years, there is often a surprise package. In recent World Cups we have seen a number of teams from the Carribean get through to the showpiece, capturing the love of the world supporters becoming everyones second team. For the Qatar 2022 World Cup, we offer up our top 10 picks with our current qualification rankings (CQR).