The U.S. will have to win just one of two potential home-and-away series against Concacaf opposition to qualify for the 2024 Copa América, the regional governing body revealed Tuesday as it unveiled its ’23–25 senior men’s competition structure.
Next year’s Copa América, which will be staged in the U.S., will include six Concacaf qualifiers alongside the 10 South American nations that traditionally contest the prestigious tournament. Those six Concacaf teams will be furnished by a revamped 2023–24 Nations League, which will be streamlined for the region’s top-ranked countries. The Americans will get their first crack at qualifying for the Copa this November.
Concacaf also revealed the qualifying format for the expanded, 48-team 2026 World Cup, which will be played across the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The three host nations will be exempt, leaving the region’s remaining 32 eligible members to vie for three automatic berths and then two spots in an intercontinental playoff. Concacaf’s World Cup qualifiers won’t kick off until March ’24.
