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Five players who impressed in Concacaf qualifying

Colon, Kindel, Reyes, Stanislaus and Whitham feature as FIFA details five players who starred in Concacaf qualifying for the U-17 Women's World Cup 2026.

  • Concacaf qualifying for the U-17 Women's World Cup finished on Sunday
  • Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and USA booked their tickets to the finals
  • The likes of Citlalli Reyes and Mak Whitham caught the eye

The final round of Concacaf qualifying for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026™ concluded on Sunday, with Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and USA emerging as the confederation's four representatives at this year's global finals.

A stunning 100 goals were scored across the round, with a plethora of stars-in-the-making impressing. Here, FIFA looks at five of those.

The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup trophy base. MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - NOVEMBER 30: Trophy during the -1 Day Final match press conference of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018 at Estadio Charrua on November 30, 2018 in Montevideo, Uruguay. (Photo by Hector Vivas - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Mia Colon – Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico reached their maiden World Cup ahead of Costa Rica on goal difference, with winger Colon crucial to their goalscoring efforts. The electric No19 slid in to notch their opening goal against Haiti and won the penalty for their second in a 3-1 win. She was on the scoresheet again in the 9-0 drubbing of Bermuda, while helping to set up a further two.

Lacey Kindel – Canada

The Canadians were hugely impressive during qualifying, netting 17 times without reply to storm to their ninth finals. Vancouver Whitecaps star Kindel was particularly impressive in the 5-0 rout of El Salvador, scoring one herself with a fine solo run to take her campaign tally to four, while playing her part in two of their other strikes.

Citlalli Reyes – Mexico

Midfield ace Reyes dazzled at these finals last year with five goals, before going on to net twice as Mexico finished third at the tournament itself. She returned this year and matched the feat, becoming the first player to hit double digits across two campaigns. A strong creator and scorer of goals who excels off either foot, she is certainly one to watch in Morocco.

Citlalli Reyes of Mexico. SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - OCTOBER 12: Citlalli Reyes of Mexico poses for a portrait during the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024 Portrait Session on October 12, 2024 in Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. (Photo by Pedro Vilela - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Deus Stanislaus – USA

The States' 32 goals were scored by a stunning 11 different players, but none were more prolific than Stanislaus. The USA's No9 hit four in the 19-0 defeat of Bermuda, and followed that up with a further two less than ten minutes after coming on against Haiti.

Mak Whitham – USA

Gotham FC starlet Whitham only entered the final round 65 minutes into USA's opening win over Bermuda, but left the field with a hat-trick and set the tone for an eye-catching batch of displays. The 15-year-old, who notched at last year's tournament versus Norway, also found the net against Haiti and Puerto Rico, with the versatile attacker impressing with her link-up play and clinical eye for goal.