2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

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2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
CONCACAF W Gold Cup logo.png
Our Legacy, Our Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 20 – March 10
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored84 (3.36 per match)
Attendance123,018 (4,921 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adriana Leon
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the United States.svg Jaedyn Shaw
Best young player Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Smith
Best goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher
Fair play awardFlag of the United States.svg  United States
2029 →

The 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, an international women's soccer competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF. The tournament was contested by twelve teams from February 20 to March 10, 2024 in the United States. [1] Eight CONCACAF national teams qualified for the tournament, joined by four guest teams from CONMEBOL. [2] [3]

Contents

The hosts United States won the inaugural W Gold Cup title by defeating Brazil in the final. The match was played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California, on March 10. [4]

Format

On December 10, 2020, the CONCACAF Council approved the structure and calendar of the competition. The qualification competition, known as the "Road to Concacaf W Gold Cup", began with the group stage, featuring 33 women's national teams of CONCACAF split into three leagues (A, B and C). Each league featured three groups, containing three teams each in League A, and four teams each in Leagues B and C. The teams in each group played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top three teams in League A qualified directly for the W Gold Cup. The group runners-up of League A and the League B group winners participated in a play-in in April 2024 to compete for the final three spots at the W Gold Cup. The two CONCACAF women's national teams that qualified for the Summer Olympics in 2024 (the United States and Canada) received a bye directly to the W Gold Cup, skipping qualification. [3]

The final tournament was held from February 20 to March 10, 2024. Originally, CONCACAF announced the tournament would be played in June 2024, the month prior to the start of the 2024 Olympic women's soccer tournament, [2] but on March 8, 2023, announced it would be moved up to February and March. [1] The W Gold Cup featured twelve teams, including the two teams that qualified for the Summer Olympics, the six teams that qualified from the group stage and play-in, and four guest national teams. The twelve teams were split into three groups of four that competed in a single round-robin. Eight teams, the top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams, advanced to the knockout stage. The knockout stage consisted of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to determine the champion. [2]

On January 27, 2023, the United States were confirmed as the tournament hosts. In addition, the top four teams from CONMEBOL's 2022 Copa América Femenina were confirmed as guests for the tournament. [5]

Venues

The host cities and stadiums were announced on November 29, 2023.

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Location of the host cities of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.
2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup venues
San Diego, California Carson, California
(Los Angeles Area)
Snapdragon Stadium Dignity Health Sports Park
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 30,510
Snapdragon Stadium interior-Night panorama view 1.jpg LA Galaxy vs Minnesota United, Dignity Health Sports Park, 2024.jpg
Houston, Texas Los Angeles, California
Shell Energy Stadium BMO Stadium
Capacity: 22,039Capacity: 22,000
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Qualification

The league stage of qualification took place in September through December 2023, while the play-in took place in February 2024. [2]

Qualified teams

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of qualification FIFA ranking [6]
at start of event
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (host) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship winnerJuly 18, 20222
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada CONCACAF Olympic play-off winnerSeptember 26, 202310
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Qualification League A Group A winnerDecember 1, 202335
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Qualification League A Group B winnerDecember 3, 202355
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Qualification League A Group C winnerDecember 4, 202343
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Qualification play-off winnerFebruary 17, 2024103
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Qualification play-off winnerFebruary 17, 2024104
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Qualification play-off winnerFebruary 17, 2024107
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2022 Copa América Femenina winnersJanuary 27, 2023 [a] 11
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2022 Copa América Femenina runners-upJanuary 27, 2023 [a] 23
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2022 Copa América Femenina third placeJanuary 27, 2023 [a] 31
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2022 Copa América Femenina fourth placeJanuary 27, 2023 [a] 50

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 While the semi-finalists of the 2022 Copa América Femenina were confirmed on July 18 (Brazil), July 20 (Colombia and Paraguay) and July 21, 2022 (Argentina), their invitation to participate in the W Gold Cup was not confirmed until January 27, 2023.

Draw

The final draw for the tournament took place on December 11, 2023 in Miami, Florida, United States at 7:00 p.m. EST. [7]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico [a]
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador [a]
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic [a]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Team was competing in the qualifying play-offs and was not known at the time of the draw

Squads

Match officials

Group stage

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: [8] : 24 

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  3. If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above criteria
    1. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
    2. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
    3. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  4. Highest-performing in the Fair play ranking;
  5. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3210100+107Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)320192+76
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 311134−14
4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3003016−160
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 2,521
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg0–8Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 8,315
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Attendance: 11,612
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330070+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 320181+76
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 310224−23
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3003113−120
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg0–6Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 815
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Report
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 935
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg2–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 4,799
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Report
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3300130+139Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 320146−26
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310224−23
4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3003211−90
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report Chamorro Soccerball shade.svg51'
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 4,421
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 3,482
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg0–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg3–2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 A Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 311134−14Advance to knockout stage
2 C Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310224−23 [a]
3 B Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 310224−23 [a]
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play ranking; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on points, goal difference, goals scored and lowest disciplinary points (+4). [9] Costa Rica were selected over Puerto Rico in a drawing of lots on February 28 by CONCACAF, according to the regulations of the tournament. [10]

Knockout stage

Format

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: [8] : 25 

Ranking of qualified teams

The top two teams from each group and the two best third-place teams advanced to the quarter-finals. The bracket was decided by means of a ranking based on the standings of the eight teams in the group stage, as follows: 1−8, 2−7, 3−6, 4−5.

Seed GrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 C Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3300130+139
2 B Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330070+79
3 A Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3210100+107
4 A Flag of the United States.svg  United States 320192+76
5 B Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 320181+76
6 C Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 320146−26
7 A Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 311134−14
8 C Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310224−23
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play ranking; 5) Drawing of lots.

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
March 2 – Los Angeles, CA
 
 
1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (a.e.t.)		1
 
March 6 – San Diego, CA
 
8
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 		0
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 (1)
 
March 3 – Los Angeles, CA
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (p)2 (3)
 
4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		3
 
March 10 – San Diego, CA
 
5
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 		0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
March 2 – Los Angeles, CA
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
 
2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		5
 
March 6 – San Diego, CA
 
7
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 		1
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
March 3 – Los Angeles, CA
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0
 
3
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 		3
 
 
6
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 		2
 

Quarter-finals

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 2,054
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg82'
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 16,746
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Semi-finals

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Penalties
1–3
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Final

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 31,528
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup Champions 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
First title

Awards

The following players and team earned top distinctions: [11]

Golden BallGolden BootGolden Glove
Flag of the United States.svg Jaedyn Shaw Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adriana Leon Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher
Young Player Award
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Smith
CONCACAF Fair Play Trophy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States


Best XI [12]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher

Goalscorers

There were 84 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.36 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CONCACAF

Marketing

Broadcasting rights

In the United States, games were broadcast in English by CBS Sports through the Paramount+ streaming service. [13] In Spanish, games were broadcast by ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. [14] In Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America (including Brazil), the broadcast rights were held by ESPN. [13] In India, games were streamed live by Fancode. In Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden), games were broadcast by Viaplay.

Sponsorship

The following were announced as founding partners of the tournament:

Symbols

Match ball

Vantaggio by Molten was used as the tournament's official match ball.

Music

"Woke Up This Morning" by British band A3 served as the main official song of the tournament, using an edited version of the Chosen One Mix, which censored the “got yourself a gun” lyrics.

"Vamos" by Latin American singers Sofía Castro, Fiamma, Alexis Gomez and Pitizion served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament. They also performed the song live at the final match.

"Natural Born Winners" by American musician Ziggy Sullivin, "Run" by Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace and "One in a Million" by Swedish singer-songwriter Bosson served as secondary theme songs of the tournament, the latter being used for the final match.

Controversies

On March 6, before the semi-final match between Canada and the United States, heavy torrential rain [15] rendered the pitch at Snapdragon Stadium extremely muddy and waterclogged, but the referee Katia García neither suspended nor abandoned the match. [16] ESPN reached out to the CONCACAF federation, which responded that the referee alone would decide if the pitch was unplayable. [17] However, during an interview with CBS, Christina Unkel, a retired USSF referee, implied that the referee would need to consult with the match commissioner. [18] Unkel further stated that García has attempted to show the match commissioner, Monique André of Haïti, [19] that the pitch was indeed unplayable. [18] [17]

References

  1. 1 2 "CONCACAF announces dates and format for inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup". CONCACAF. March 8, 2023. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "CONCACAF to launch new senior women's national team competitions to benefit entire Confederation". CONCACAF. December 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Concacaf to launch revamped W Championship and new W Gold Cup". CONCACAF. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "USWNT wins first W Gold Cup, defeating Brazil 1-0" . The Athletic . March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ "CONMEBOL and CONCACAF sign strategic collaboration agreement". CONCACAF. January 27, 2023. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "FIFA Women's Ranking - 15 Dec 2023". FIFA . Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Concacaf confirms 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup participating women's national teams and draw pots and procedures". CONCACAF. December 6, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Concacaf W GOLD CUP – REGULATIONS 2024". CONCACAF. July 15, 2023.
  9. ↑ "CONCACAF Statement". CONCACAF. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup Quarterfinal matchups and schedule confirmed". CONCACAF. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Shaw, Naeher lead honors at W Gold Cup". CONCACAF. March 11, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Shaw, Leon, Ovalle head up W Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. March 13, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Draw delivers groups for 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup". CONCACAF. December 11, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  14. ↑ "ESPN Reaches Agreement with CONCACAF for W Gold Cup 2024". ESPN Press Room. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  15. ↑ Ben Morse (March 7, 2024). "Waterlogged pitch causes controversy as U.S. women's team beats Canada in penalty shootout to reach W Gold Cup final". CTV . Retrieved April 18, 2024. after torrential rain fell in the build up
  16. ↑ Meg Linehan; Steph Yang; Jeff Rueter; Tamerra Griffin (March 6, 2024). "USWNT made to play on waterlogged field in Gold Cup semifinal vs. Canada". The Athletic . Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  17. 1 2 Cesar Hernandez (March 7, 2024). "Should USWNT's rain-soaked win vs. Canada have been played at all?". ESPN . Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  18. 1 2 @AttackingThird (March 6, 2024). "Rules expert, @ChristinaUnkel breaks down the regulations behind tonight's waterlogged pitch and the decision to move forward with this semifinal match🙃" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ @thegoalkeeper (March 7, 2024). "The match commissioner is Monique André of the Haitian federation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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