Four League B matches will take place in Group C and Group D, as the September FIFA international fixtures conclude in the 2023–24 Concacaf Nations League on Tuesday.
All four hosts have an opportunity to build on good starts to the tournament after every team earned at least a point away in the first matchday. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Puerto Rico and Guyana all earned three points as visitors in their opening match.
Antigua and Barbuda, Belize and the Bahamas will be three teams looking for their first point prior to breaking to return to domestic league play. Group play will resume in the October and November windows.
French Guiana vs. Belize
French Guiana hosts Belize at the Stade Dr. Edmard Lama in Cayenne, French Guiana.
Both teams will be looking for their first victory after French Guiana tied at Bermuda and Belize lost at home to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Nana Mensah scored for Belize with a long-range attempt against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Donovan Leon stood out with a clean sheet in French Guiana’s 0-0 draw against Bermuda.
This will be the fifth encounter between the two sides and all have come in the past two League B editions. French Guiana took a win and draw in the first 2019-20 edition before repeating those results in 2022-23.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Bermuda
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes Bermuda at the Arnos Vale Stadium in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Marlon Simmons obtained his first goal for Vincy Heat and is one of the young forwards in Concacaf to keep an eye on at 20 years of age. Bermuda captain Dale Eve earned a clean sheet in Bermuda’s draw in their campaign opener.
These two nations have had two previous encounters, but this meeting will be the first in 16 years. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won the previous meetings as Bermuda looks for its first win in the series.
Guyana vs. Bahamas
Guyana takes on the Bahamas at the National Track and Field in Leonora, Guyana.
The Golden Jaguars had one of the best offensive displays of the opening matchday. Rising star Omari Glasgow, 19, obtained his first senior international hat-trick and 24-year-old Kelsey Benjamin bagged a brace in Guyana’s 5-1 win at Antigua and Barbuda.
Wood Julmis scored his first CNL goal to put Bahamas in the lead in the 6-1 loss to Puerto Rico. The teamwork that led to providing the opening goal in the first minutes of the encounter is among the positives that the Baha Boyz will look to build as they continue their campaign.
The teams have only faced off once, back on March 30, 2021, in the first round of the Concacaf qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Guyana won 4-0 on that occasion with goals from Terence Vancooten, Kadell Daniel, Glasgow, and Emery Welshman.
Puerto Rico vs. Antigua and Barbuda
Puerto Rico faces Antigua and Barbuda at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas.
The Boricuas had one of the best offenses of any league with six goals in the opening matchday. Gerald Diaz and Joel Burgos each posted a brace in the encounter with Ricardo Rivera and Rodolfo Sulia also writing their names on the scoresheet.
Antigua and Barbuda fell 5-1 against Guyana and will look for redemption in their first trip of the campaign. Raheem Deterville scored the lone goal for the Benna Boys as the nation attempted to spark a comeback prior to halftime of their first encounter.
These two teams have met twice before, in the Caribbean qualifiers for the 2017 Gold Cup, with each side taking a victory. This will mark their first competitive match in nearly eight years.
