Winning starts for Jamaica, Canada, Guyana, Cuba and El Salvador | OneFootball

MIAMI – The 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers continued with five Group Stage matches as Groups F, G and H began play on Friday.

Group F 

Curaçao 0-1 Cuba

Group F kicked off with Cuba defeating Curaçao 1-nil at Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Deibi Borell scored the winner for Cuba in the 19’, striking with a powerful left-footed finish inside the box, assisted by Yankarlos Iglesias.

El Salvador 3-1 Belize 

El Salvador secured a comeback in a 3-1 victory over Belize at Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City, Guatemala. 

Belize’s Andy Pop got the opening goal in the 12’, picking up a loose ball in the center the box and tucking it away.

El Salvador’s Andrew Sorto then stood out as he led the comeback with a first-half hat trick. He cut in from the left flank and fired a splendid hit from outside the box in the 20’, before handing La Selecta the lead with a finish from in the box after a short clearance in the 35’. Sorto wrapped up the result by placing the ball at the bottom-right corner from a tight angle in the 45’+1’.

Group G 

Jamaica 3-0 Aruba

Jamaica earned a 3-nil win against Aruba at the Costa Rican Football Federation Field # 1 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Kelvin Brown broke the deadlock to place Jamaica in the lead in the 45’+5’, sending the ball to the bottom-left corner with a first-time finish from close range. Jahmarie Nolan posted the assist on the play by cutting back a pass from the right end of the box. 

Jamaica goalkeeper O’Mario White had a crucial intervention in the 78’ to preserve the lead for the Reggae Boyz, making an acrobatic save to deny a long-range attempt from Lukas Beyer headed towards the top-right corner.

Justin Hayles doubled Jamaica’s advantage in the 82’ with a long-range thunderbolt to the top-right corner. 

Nolan secured his second of the match to round out the result for Jamaica in the 90’+4’. 

Canada 3-0 Cayman Islands 

Canada opened its campaign with a 3-nil victory against the Cayman Islands in Group G at the Costa Rican Football Federation Field # 1 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Van Parker placed Canada in the lead in the 17’, controlling a pass from Vicente Lourenço before breaking into the box and unleashing a powerful hit to the center of the goal.  

Parker added a second in the 23’ with a right-footed finish from inside the box after taking advantage of a loose ball. 

Niko Wood further extended Canada’s lead in the 59’, capping off a fantastic team play with a grounded shot from the center of the box.

Group H

Bermuda 0-1 Guyana 

Guyana defeated Bermuda 1-nil at Estadio Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula, Honduras as Group H got underway.

Guyana goalkeeper Nyall Kendall had a crucial save in the 42’ to prevent Bermuda from opening the scoring with long-range attempt from Na’im Zuill.

Matthew Stewart secured the victory for Guyana in the 66’, finding the back of the net with a left-footed hit from the left end of the box. Mark Glasgow provided the assist on the play.