Curacao was awarded the final berth to the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship on a coin toss, claiming the spot after Antigua & Barbuda beat Suriname 3–1 Saturday in their Caribbean Football Union Under-20 Championship second round Group B match at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kinsgton Jamaica on Saturday.
Antigua's victory earned the country third place in Group B with three points, matching Curacao which defeated T&T 1–0 on Friday to earn third place in Group A. Both teams scored three goals and allowed four in group play, necessitating the coin toss to determine which team would qualify with the Caribbean's fifth and final place.
Caribbean Football Union General Secretary Damien Hughes conducted the tiebreaker at halftime of the Group B finale between Jamaica and Cuba. Jamaica and Cuba drew 0–0 in their match.
Calaun Martin, Tevaugh Harriette and Elijah McDonald all scored in an eight-minute span early in the second half to spark Antigua past Suriname.
Viola Bodji converted a penalty in the sixth minute to Suriname ahead, but Martin equalised three minutes into the second half, Harriette gave Antigua the lead two minutes later and McDonald added the insurance in the 56th. The goals were Antigua's first in three games at the Caribbean finals.
Curacao's qualification completes the 12-team field for the CONCACAF finals February 18-March 2 in Puebla, Mexico.