Panama, Guatemala grouped together in CONCACAF Nations League

The top two teams in each League A group will advance to Novembers quarterfinals along with the United States, Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica, which have automatic berths in the final eight.Quarterfinals will be played in two-leg, total-goals series in November, and the four winners will advance to the semifinals next March.

Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Curaçao, Martinique and Nicaragua were drawn into Group A of the CONCACAF Nations League. Jamaica, Honduras, Cuba, Haiti, Grenada and Suriname were drawn into Group B on Tuesday night. Each nation will play four matches in September and October. The top two teams in each League A group will advance to November's quarterfinals along with the United States, Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica, which have automatic berths in the final eight.

Quarterfinals will be played in two-leg, total-goals series in November, and the four winners will advance to the semifinals next March. The four quarterfinal winners also qualify for next year's Copa América, South America's championship, while the quarterfinals advance to playoffs for two more berths in the Copa América, which will be played in the United States from June 14 to July 14 in 2024.

In the draws for Nations League lower leagues: League B — Group A: Guadeloupe, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Sint Maarten — Group B: Barbados, Dominican Republic, Montserrat, Trinidad and Tobago — Group C: Belize, Bermuda, French Guiana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines — Group D: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Guyana, Puerto Rico League C — Group A: Anguilla, Bonaire, St. Martin — Group B: Aruba, Cayman Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands — Group C: British Virgin Islands, Dominca, Turks and Caicos Islands. AP SSC SSC