Bermuda will face Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia and Barbados after the draw for the 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League placed them in a competitive League B Group B.
The island side, ranked 167th in the latest FIFA world rankings, will be looking to secure top spot and a place in the League B Championship when the group stage gets under way later this year.
Guadeloupe, the highest-ranked nation in the group at 124th, are expected to provide Bermuda's toughest challenge, while Saint Lucia sit just one place above Bermuda in 166th. Barbados, ranked 179th, complete the four-team group.
League B features 16 nations divided into four groups of four, with each team playing home-and-away matches against every other side in its group during the September-October and November FIFA international windows.
In a continuation of the format introduced for the previous edition, matches will again be staged at centralized venues to reduce travel demands and help member associations deliver higher competition standards. The September fixtures will be hosted by the third-highest ranked nation in each group, October's matches by the second-highest ranked team, and the November fixtures by the highest-ranked nation.
Only the group winners will progress to the League B Championship, where they will compete for the title, making every point crucial across the six-match campaign.
Elsewhere, Group A consists of Guyana, Puerto Rico, Dominica and the Cayman Islands, while Group C features Cuba, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Bonaire. Group D includes French Guiana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize and Sint Maarten.
For Bermuda, the draw presents both opportunity and challenge. With just 43 places separating the highest and lowest-ranked teams in Group B, the margins are expected to be fine as all four nations chase the lone qualification place.
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