Canada begin their Concacaf Nations League quarter-final against Guatemala with an away first leg on Friday night, 13 November local time. ESPN's match card lists kick-off at 02:00 UTC on Saturday, 14 November, equivalent to 04:00 in Jerusalem. It identifies the fixture as the first leg, rather than a neutral-site final.
One tie offers two qualification rewards
Concacaf's announcement of 11 November explains that the four quarter-final series winners advance to the Nations League Finals at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and secure direct qualification for the next Gold Cup. Progress therefore carries consequences for two competitions, not simply the next round of the same event.
The other ties pair Mexico with Jamaica, the United States with Haiti, and Panama with Curaçao. Concacaf's overall calendar places first legs between 12 and 14 November, followed by return matches from 15 to 17 November.
Quarter-final performance sets the semi-final pairings
The semi-finals are scheduled for 25 March 2027, with the third-place match and final on 28 March. Once the quarter-finals end, the advancing teams will be ranked by points, goal difference and goals scored in that round. First will play fourth, and second will meet third.
Concacaf records the United States as winners of the first three Finals editions, followed by Mexico in 2025.
Alphonso Davies with Canada against Qatar on 18 June 2026; archival, not from the Guatemala fixture. Image credit: Bryan Berlin — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0.
