Montserrat stays in World Cup hunt with victory | OneFootball

MIAMI – Montserrat earned an important victory as the Second Round of the Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 resumed on Wednesday.

The Road to the 2026 continues for Concacaf nations with the final encounters of the Second Round during the June 2025 match window. The group winners and runners-up will progress to the Third and Final Round.

Barbados 1, Aruba 1

Barbados and Aruba drew 1-1 in Group C at Wildey Turf in Bridgetown, Barbados.

A penalty attempt allowed Barbados to take the lead early, with Omani Leacock converting from the spot in the 6’ to score for the hosts.

Diederick Luydens tied for the visitors in the 15’, striking from a corner kick opportunity.

Leacock had another try from the penalty marker but was just wide of the right post in the 90’+5’ to split the points.

Aruba improved to two points, moving the nation to third in the group, while Barbados collected its first point of the campaign. The result dashes both nations’ hopes from advancing past the Second Round.

Aruba will conclude its campaign against Haiti on Saturday at Compleho Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad in Oranjestad, Aruba.

Barbados will play its last encounter of the qualifiers against Saint Lucia on Tuesday at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

Montserrat 1, Belize 0

Montserrat earned a 1-nil victory against Belize in Group D at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.

Mark Rogers scored the lone goal of the encounter in the 2’, pouncing on a rebound from an attempt in the box by Boatswain.

The result keeps Montserrat alive, trailing first-place Nicaragua and second-place Panama by three points. Montserrat will visit third-place Guyana on Tuesday at the Synthetic Track and Field Facility in Leonora, Guyana.

Belize remains last in the group on zero points and will seek to exit its qualifying campaign with a victory against Panama on Saturday at the FFB Field in Belmopan, Belize.