Turks and Caicos Islands Women’s National Team Set for Historic Participation in FIFA Series 2026™

The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) is proud to announce that our Women’s National Team will compete in the inaugural expanded FIFA Series 2026™, a landmark global tournament bringing together 48 national teams from across all six FIFA confederations. This historic opportunity represents a major milestone for women’s football development in the Turks and Caicos Islands and the wider Caribbean region. 

With women's matches hosted across Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, and Thailand, the FIFA Series 2026™ is designed to provide meaningful international competition for teams outside the traditional elite and to foster cross-confederation matches that broaden the competitive experience. The Women’s National Team from Turks and Caicos Islands will be competing in the Ivory Coast group, marking the first time any of our national teams will play on African soil. 

The Turks and Caicos Islands Women’s National Team has been drawn into a group hosted by Côte d’Ivoire with the following opponents: 

  • Côte d’Ivoire (hosts)

  • Mauritania

  • Pakistan

  • Turks and Caicos Islands

This international match experience against teams outside our regular regional competitions will offer invaluable exposure, development, and growth opportunities for players and coaching staff alike. 


“It is with immense pride and excitement that the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association announces our participation in the FIFA Series 2026™. This is an extraordinary moment in the history of our Women’s National Team, and we are honored to be competing on African soil for the first time ever. The experience our players will gain playing against teams from different parts of the world will be transformative for our programme. This milestone reflects our ongoing commitment to developing women’s football at all levels, and we thank FIFA for creating this opportunity. We call on our supporters at home and abroad to rally behind our team as they prepare to make history.”

“The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association is extremely excited about the opportunity to be part of such a prestigious event. For our women’s national team, this will undoubtedly be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The players and coaching staff are especially looking forward to competing against nations we would not normally encounter within our regional competitions. These types of international match-ups are invaluable for development, exposure, and growth at this stage of our programme.

We are deeply grateful to FIFA for creating this platform and for making it possible for our women’s team to participate in a truly global competition,” says Dane Ritchie, Technical Director, TCIFA.

Match dates, fixtures, and broadcast details will be released by FIFA as they become available. The TCIFA will share updates with the local football community and media as preparations progress for the team’s departure.

We congratulate our women’s national team on this historic achievement and look forward to their success as they represent the Turks and Caicos Islands with pride on the global stage.

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