2022 The Women's Cup

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2022 The Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
City Louisville, Kentucky
DatesAugust 14–20, 2022
Teams6 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of the United States.svg OL Reign
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Racing Louisville FC
Third place Flag of Mexico.svg Club América
Fourth place Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored27 (3.86 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alison González
Kiana Palacios (3)
← 2021
All statistics correct as of August 21, 2022.

The 2022 The Women's Cup was the second edition of The Women's Cup, a friendly invitational tournament of women's soccer matches. It was hosted at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, from August 14 to 20, 2022. The field expanded from four teams in 2021 to six. [1] [2] [3] OL Reign won by defeating defending champions and hosts Racing Louisville FC 2–1.

Contents

Teams

NationTeamLeague
Flag of the United States.svg United States Racing Louisville FC (hosts) National Women's Soccer League
Flag of the United States.svg United States OL Reign National Women's Soccer League
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza WE League
Flag of Italy.svg Italy AC Milan Serie A
Flag of England.svg England Tottenham Hotspur Women's Super League
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Club América Liga MX Femenil

Venue

Louisville, Kentucky
2022 The Women's Cup (the United States)
Lynn Family Stadium
Capacity: 11,700
Lynn Family Stadium - March 2021.jpg

Broadcasting

In 2022, The Women's Cup was streamed in the United States exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States, with delayed replays broadcast on CBS Sports Network. [1] Elsewhere, it was broadcast or streamed on various services and networks:

Region or NationService
Latin America
The Caribbean		 DirectTV Sports
Japan Nippon TV
Sub-Saharan AfricaW-Sports
Germany
Austria
Switzerland		Streamster

All other regions could stream directly from the official website. [4] [5]

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Flag of the United States.svg Racing Louisville 2
Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan 3 Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan 0
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1 Flag of the United States.svg Racing Louisville 1
Flag of the United States.svg OL Reign 2
Flag of the United States.svg OL Reign 2
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 1 Flag of Mexico.svg Club América 1
Flag of Mexico.svg Club América 2
Fifth-place matchThird-place match
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy Beleza 2 Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan 4
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 1 Flag of Mexico.svg Club América 5

Matches

Visiting international clubs played each other in the quarterfinal round, with Club América and AC Milan advancing over Tottenham and Tokyo Verdy, respectively. [6] [7]

Quarterfinals

AC Milan Flag of Italy.svg 3–1 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Report
Story
Lynn Family Stadium , Louisville, Kentucky

Semifinals

OL Reign Flag of the United States.svg 2–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Club América
Report
Lynn Family Stadium , Louisville, Kentucky
Racing Louisville FC Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan
Report
Lynn Family Stadium , Louisville, Kentucky

Fifth-place match

Tokyo Verdy Beleza Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
Report
Lynn Family Stadium , Louisville, Kentucky

Third-place match

AC Milan Flag of Italy.svg 4–5 Flag of Mexico.svg Club América
Report
Report
Lynn Family Stadium , Louisville, Kentucky

Championship

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: The Women's Cup

Awards

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