Bermuda drawn against Canada in Under-17 World Cup qualifiers
Bermuda’s under-17 football team will have to fight their way past Canada, Curaçao, Anguilla and Turks & Caicos Islands if they are to qualify for the 2025 World Cup.
Bermuda were placed in Group A in the draw conducted by Pedro Velazquez, the director of men’s competitions at Concacaf, and the island will play host to every group match between February 7 and 16.
Canada will be the team to beat in the group after they made it to the semi-finals of the Concacaf Under-17 Championships last year before losing to the United States.
Only the winners of the eight groups will qualify for the Under-17 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar every year for the next five years.
Group A
Canada, Bermuda, Curaçao, Anguilla, Turks & Caicos
Group B
Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, British Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten
Group C
Mexico, Nicaragua, Barbados, Belize, Dominica
Group D
Honduras, Puerto Rico, Bonaire, St Martin
Group E
Haiti, Guatemala, Antigua & Barbuda, St Vincent & The Grenadines
Group F
United States, Cuba, St Kitts & Nevis, US Virgin Islands
Group G
Panama, Dominican Republic, Aruba, Grenada
Group H
Jamaica, El Salvador, Cayman Islands, St Lucia