2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

Our Legacy, Our Cup

Tournament details
Host country| United States
Dates| February 20 – March 10
Teams| 12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)| 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  United States (1st title)
Runners-up|  Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 25
Goals scored| 84 (3.36 per match)
Attendance| 123,018 (4,921 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Adriana Leon
(6 goals)
Best player(s)|  Jaedyn Shaw
Best young player|  Olivia Smith
Best goalkeeper|  Alyssa Naeher
Fair play award|  United States

2029 ->

International football competition

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]

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

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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

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

900km
559miles

Location of the host cities of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

* 1

Carson, CA
* 2

Houston, TX
* 3

Los Angeles, CA
* 4

San Diego, CA

2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup venues  San Diego, California | Carson, California
(Los Angeles Area)

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Snapdragon Stadium | Dignity Health Sports Park
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,510

Houston, Texas | Los Angeles, California
Shell Energy Stadium | BMO Stadium
Capacity: 22,039 | Capacity: 22,000

## Qualification

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Main article: 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup 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

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Team  | Method of
qualification  | Date of qualification  | FIFA ranking[6]
at start of event

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United States (host) | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship winner | July 18, 2022 | 2
Canada | CONCACAF Olympic play-off winner | September 26, 2023 | 10
Mexico | Qualification League A Group A winner | December 1, 2023 | 35
Panama | Qualification League A Group B winner | December 3, 2023 | 55
Costa Rica | Qualification League A Group C winner | December 4, 2023 | 43
Puerto Rico | Qualification play-off winner | February 17, 2024 | 103
El Salvador | Qualification play-off winner | February 17, 2024 | 104
Dominican Republic | Qualification play-off winner | February 17, 2024 | 107
Brazil | 2022 Copa América Femenina winners | January 27, 2023[a] | 11
Colombia | 2022 Copa América Femenina runners-up | January 27, 2023[a] | 23
Argentina | 2022 Copa América Femenina third place | January 27, 2023[a] | 31
Paraguay | 2022 Copa América Femenina fourth place | January 27, 2023[a] | 50

Notes

1. ^ a b c d 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

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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 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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United States
Brazil
Canada

Costa Rica
Mexico
Panama

Colombia
Argentina
Paraguay

Puerto Rico[a]
El Salvador[a]
Dominican Republic[a]

Notes

1. ^ a b c Team was competing in the qualifying play-offs and was not known at the time of the draw

## Squads

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Main article: 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup squads

## Match officials

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| Referees  | Assistant referees

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Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Myriam Marcotte
Marianela Araya
Astrid Gramajo
Melissa Borjas
Odette Hamilton
Katia García
Karen Hernández
Tori Penso
Natalie Simon

Chantal Boudreau
Gabrielle Lemieux
Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien
Melissa Snedden
Ivett Santiago
Sherly Socop
Iris Vail
Shirley Perelló
Lourdes Noriega
Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing

Enedina Caudillo
Karen Díaz
Jéssica Morales
Sandra Ramírez
Mijensa Rensch
Carissa Douglas-Jacob
Felisha Mariscal
Brooke Mayo
Meghan Mullen
Kathryn Nesbitt

| Video assistant referee (VAR)

Drew Fischer
Ricardo Montero
Benjamín Pineda
Daneon Parchment
Lizzet García
Francia González
Diana Pérez
Tatiana Guzmán
Ekaterina Koroleva

Support referees

Carly Shaw-MacLaren
Sandra Benítez
Mayary Cartagena
Merlin Soto
Priscila Pérez
Crystal Sobers

## Group stage

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All match times listed are EST (UTC−5), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

### Tiebreakers

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Mexico | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 10  | 0  | +10  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  United States (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 2  | +7  | 6
3  |  Argentina | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 4
4  |  Dominican Republic | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 16  | −16  | 0  |

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

February 20, 2024 (2024-2-20)

19:30 (16:30 UTC−8)

Mexico | 0–0|  Argentina

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| Report |

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Attendance: 2,521

Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

February 20, 2024 (2024-2-20)

22:15 (19:15 UTC−8)

United States | 5–0|  Dominican Republic

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* Moultrie 8', 58'
* Williams 30'
* Nighswonger 86' (pen.)
* Morgan 90+2' (pen.)

| Report |

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Attendance: 3,242

Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

* * *

February 23, 2024 (2024-2-23)

19:30 (16:30 UTC−8)

Dominican Republic | 0–8|  Mexico

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| Report |

* Hernández 12'
* Ovalle 14', 27' (pen.)
* Luna 21'
* Bernal 44'
* Ordóñez 45+4'
* Casarez 70'
* Pelayo 90+3'

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Attendance: 5,300

Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

February 23, 2024 (2024-2-23)

22:15 (19:15 UTC−8)

Argentina | 0–4|  United States

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| Report |

* Shaw 10', 18'
* Morgan 19'
* Horan 77' (pen.)

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Attendance: 8,315

Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

* * *

February 26, 2024 (2024-2-26)

19:00 (16:00 UTC−8)

Argentina | 3–0|  Dominican Republic

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* Ippólito 30'
* Dos Santos 76'
* Pereyra 90+4'

| Report |

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Attendance: 4,100

Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

February 26, 2024 (2024-2-26)

22:15 (19:15 UTC−8)

United States | 0–2|  Mexico

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| Report |

* Ovalle 38'
* Pelayo 90+2'

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

Attendance: 11,612

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Brazil | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0  | +7  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Colombia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 1  | +7  | 6
3  |  Puerto Rico | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 3  |
4  |  Panama | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 13  | −12  | 0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

February 21, 2024 (2024-2-21)

19:30 (16:30 UTC−8)

Panama | 0–6|  Colombia

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| Report |

* Paví 26', 34'
* Usme 36'
* Vanegas 72'
* Caicedo 84'
* Baltrip-Reyes 89' (o.g.)

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Attendance: 815

Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

February 21, 2024 (2024-2-21)

22:15 (19:15 UTC−8)

Brazil | 1–0|  Puerto Rico

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* Gabi Nunes 81'

| Report |

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Attendance: 935

Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

* * *

February 24, 2024 (2024-2-24)

19:30 (16:30 UTC−8)

Puerto Rico | 2–1|  Panama

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* Cox 73'
* Marcano 90+3'

| Report |

* Mills 27'

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

February 24, 2024 (2024-2-24)

22:15 (19:15 UTC−8)

Colombia | 0–1|  Brazil

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| Report |

* Duda Santos 6'

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Attendance: 4,799

Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

* * *

February 27, 2024 (2024-2-27)

19:00 (16:00 UTC−8)

Colombia | 2–0|  Puerto Rico

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* Usme 16'
* Caicedo 53'

| Report |

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

February 27, 2024 (2024-2-27)

22:15 (19:15 UTC−8)

Brazil | 5–0|  Panama

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* Geyse 4', 74'
* Beatriz 10'
* Rafaelle 23'
* Debinha 51'

| Report |

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Canada | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 0  | +13  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Paraguay | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 6
3  |  Costa Rica | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 3
4  |  El Salvador | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 11  | −9  | 0  |

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

February 22, 2024 (2024-2-22)

18:15 (17:15 UTC−6)

Costa Rica | 0–1|  Paraguay

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| Report | Chamorro 51'

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

February 22, 2024 (2024-2-22)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−6)

Canada | 6–0|  El Salvador

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* Lacasse 3'
* Huitema 24'
* Leon 28', 59' (pen.)
* Buchanan 62'
* Smith 86'

| Report |

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 4,421

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

* * *

February 25, 2024 (2024-2-25)

17:00 (16:00 UTC−6)

Paraguay | 0–4|  Canada

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| Report |

* Leon 25', 49', 57'
* Smith 39'

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 3,482

Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

February 25, 2024 (2024-2-25)

20:00 (19:00 UTC−6)

El Salvador | 0–2|  Costa Rica

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| Report |

* Chinchilla 8', 49'

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 5,079

Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

* * *

February 28, 2024 (2024-2-28)

18:00 (17:00 UTC−6)

Canada | 3–0|  Costa Rica

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* Huitema 11'
* Zadorsky 27', 57'

| Report |

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

February 28, 2024 (2024-2-28)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−6)

Paraguay | 3–2|  El Salvador

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* J. Martínez 18' (pen.), 86' (pen.), 90+1'

| Report |

* Fisher 69'
* Fuentes 83'

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

### Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos | Grp | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | A |  Argentina | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 4  | Advance to knockout stage
2  | C |  Costa Rica | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 3[a]
3  | B |  Puerto Rico | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 3[a] |

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play ranking; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. ^ a b 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

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All match times listed are EST (UTC−5), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

### Format

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

* If tied, extra time was played.
* If extra time was played, each team was allowed to make an extra substitution.
* If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners.

### Ranking of qualified teams

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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 | Grp | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | C |  Canada | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 0  | +13  | 9
2  | B |  Brazil | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0  | +7  | 9
3  | A |  Mexico | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 10  | 0  | +10  | 7
4  | A |  United States | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 2  | +7  | 6
5  | B |  Colombia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 1  | +7  | 6
6  | C |  Paraguay | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 6
7  | A |  Argentina | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 4
8  | C |  Costa Rica | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 3

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play ranking; 5) Drawing of lots.

### Bracket

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| March 2 – Los Angeles, CA| | | | |

Canada (a.e.t.)| 1

| March 6 – San Diego, CA

Costa Rica| 0 |

|  Canada| 2 (1)

| March 3 – Los Angeles, CA

| |  United States (p)| 2 (3) |

United States| 3

| | March 10 – San Diego, CA

Colombia| 0 |

|  United States| 1

| March 2 – Los Angeles, CA

| |  Brazil| 0

Brazil| 5

| March 6 – San Diego, CA|

Argentina| 1 |

|  Brazil| 3

| March 3 – Los Angeles, CA

| |  Mexico| 0 |

Mexico| 3

Paraguay| 2 |

### Quarter-finals

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March 2, 2024 (2024-3-2)

19:00 (16:00 UTC−8)

Canada | 1–0 (a.e.t.)|  Costa Rica

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* Viens 104'

| Report |

BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 2,054

Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

* * *

March 2, 2024 (2024-3-2)

22:15 (19:15 UTC−8)

Brazil | 5–1|  Argentina

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* Yaya 19'
* Yasmim 36'
* Bia Zaneratto 54', 90+5'
* Gabi Nunes 62'

| Report | Dos Santos 82'

BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 2,824

Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

* * *

March 3, 2024 (2024-3-3)

17:00 (14:00 UTC−8)

Mexico | 3–2|  Paraguay

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* Ovalle 31', 69'
* Luna 49'

| Report |

* Barbosa 64'
* Fernández 72'

BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

* * *

March 3, 2024 (2024-3-3)

20:15 (17:15 UTC−8)

United States | 3–0|  Colombia

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* Horan 13' (pen.)
* Nighswonger 22'
* Shaw 45+2'

| Report |

BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 16,746

Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

### Semi-finals

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March 6, 2024 (2024-3-6)

19:00 (16:00 UTC−8)

Brazil | 3–0|  Mexico

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* Adriana 21'
* Antônia 32'
* Yasmim 48'

| Report |

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

* * *

March 6, 2024 (2024-3-6)

22:15 (19:15 UTC−8)

Canada | 2–2 (a.e.t.)|  United States

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* Huitema 82'
* Leon 120+7' (pen.)

| Report |

* Shaw 20'
* Smith 99'

Penalties

* Leon
* Huitema
* Quinn
* Fleming

| 1–3 |

* Smith
* Albert
* Naeher
* Horan

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Attendance: 15,245

Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

### Final

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Main article: 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup final

March 10, 2024 (2024-3-10)

20:15 (17:15 UTC−8)

United States | 1–0|  Brazil

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* Horan 45+1'

| Report |

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Attendance: 31,528

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

## Awards

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

Golden Ball  | Golden Boot  | Golden Glove

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Jaedyn Shaw |  Adriana Leon |  Alyssa Naeher
Young Player Award
Olivia Smith
CONCACAF Fair Play Trophy
United States

Best XI[12] Goalkeeper  | Defenders  | Midfielders  | Forwards

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Alyssa Naeher |

* Rafaelle
* Ashley Lawrence
* Rebeca Bernal
* Karen Luna

* Yasmim
* Jessie Fleming
* Lindsey Horan

* Adriana Leon
* Jacqueline Ovalle
* Jaedyn Shaw

## Goalscorers

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

6 goals

* Adriana Leon

5 goals

* Jacqueline Ovalle

4 goals

* Jaedyn Shaw

3 goals

* Lindsey Horan
* Jordyn Huitema
* Jessica Martínez

2 goals

* Celeste Dos Santos
* Bia Zaneratto
* Gabi Nunes
* Geyse
* Yasmim
* Olivia Smith
* Shelina Zadorsky
* Linda Caicedo
* Manuela Paví
* Catalina Usme
* Priscila Chinchilla
* Karen Luna
* Mayra Pelayo
* Alex Morgan
* Olivia Moultrie
* Jenna Nighswonger

1 goal

* Dalila Ippólito
* Maricel Pereyra
* Adriana
* Antônia
* Beatriz
* Debinha
* Duda Santos
* Rafaelle
* Vitória Yaya
* Kadeisha Buchanan
* Cloé Lacasse
* Evelyne Viens
* Manuela Vanegas
* Samantha Fisher
* Danielle Fuentes
* Rebeca Bernal
* Jasmine Casarez
* Nicolette Hernández
* Diana Ordóñez
* Natalia Mills
* Camila Barbosa
* Lice Chamorro
* Rebeca Fernández
* Madison Cox
* Danielle Marcano
* Sophia Smith
* Lynn Williams

1 own goal

* Carina Baltrip-Reyes (against Colombia)

Source: CONCACAF

## Marketing

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### Broadcasting rights

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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

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The following were announced as founding partners of the tournament:

* Aramco
* Bodyarmor
* Hilton
* Cerveza Modelo
* Molten
* Neau Water
* Qatar Airways
* Toyota
* Valvoline

## Symbols

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### Match ball

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

### Music

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Main article: Woke Up This Morning

"Woke Up This Morning" by British band A3 served as the main official song of the tournament, using a 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

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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] In the 48th minute of the match, Jessie Fleming of Canada was tripped by Tierna Davidson of the United States inside the United States' penalty area, but the referee neither gave Canada a penalty nor consulted the VAR.[20][21]

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.
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