00:03the confederation of north central america and caribbean association football better known as
00:11concacaf is one of fifa's six continental governing bodies its 41 member associations
00:20represent countries and territories in north and central america and for geopolitical reasons three
00:27nations from south america guiana suriname and french guiana
00:37concacaf was founded in 1961 in mexico city more than 60 years later mexico remains the dominant
00:46partner until 1998 the region regularly received only one birth at the world cup finals it was
00:57routinely taken by el tree so much so that mexico boasts the best world cup qualification record
01:04of any men's international side with 121 wins from 189 matches
01:14their 18 finals appearances is behind only brazil and germany
01:22since france 98 concacaf's world cup allocation has increased to at least three sides allowing the
01:30likes of jamaica panama and trinidad and tobago their moment on the biggest stage mexico are also record
01:40nine-time winners of the regional tournament the concacaf gold cup and the only nation to parlay that
01:47success into something greater when they won the 1999 confederations cup with the 4-3 final victory over
01:55brazil in front of 110 000 fans at the estadio azteca
02:04the azteca has also hosted two world cup finals in 1970 and 1986 with the rose bowl in pasadena the
02:14only other venue in the region to host the biggest match in football that was in 1994 when the usa
02:21hosted
02:22the world cup for the first time but the region was handed the chance to shine again in 2026 with
02:31mexico
02:31the us and canada all sharing hosting duties and concacaf enjoying unprecedented participation at the finals
02:45it will provide an opportunity for some of the smaller nations in the area to improve on historically
02:51poor world cup records
02:55of the 11 sides to appear at a world cup and not earn a point four are concacaf members this
03:03includes canada
03:04and el salvador the only countries to appear at multiple finals without securing at least a draw
03:14el salvador were also on the wrong end of the heaviest defeat in world cup history
03:19back in 1982 when they were thumbed 10-1 by hungary
03:27at club level teams from mexico have dominated the concacaf champions cup
03:33winning almost two-thirds of the titles on offer since 1962
03:40and liga mx sides have only failed to win the competition once since 2005
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