Inaugural CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup Kicks Off with Preliminary Playoff Round on February 17th

The inaugural CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup is about to begin, with 12 teams vying to be named the greatest team in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The tournament aims to develop women’s soccer in member nations and foster rivalry among them.

final players are determined via the preliminary playoff round

Three playoff games in the preliminary round will take place on Saturday, February 17th. Nine countries have already qualified for the tournament, and six will compete for the remaining three berths in the group stage.

Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, will host back-to-back single-leg ties between El Salvador and Guatemala, Guyana and the Dominican Republic, and Haiti and Puerto Rico. All matches will be played to the finish.

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The group stage of the final W Gold Cup event runs through Thursday, February 29. It starts on Tuesday, February 20. The twelve competitors will fight in three four-team groups, with the two best third-placed nations as well as the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals.

The final eight matches are scheduled for Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3. Wednesday, March 6 will host the semifinals. The two last-four matches and the championship game will take place on Sunday, March 10, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.

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2024 W Gold Cup fixtures, dates and times

Preliminary playoff round

Saturday February 17 – Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, California)

• Guyana vs Dominican Republic – 16:00 ET

• Haiti vs Puerto Rico – 19:00 ET
• El Salvador vs Guatemala – 22:00 ET

Group stage

Matchday 1

Group A – Tuesday, February 20 – Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, California)

• Mexico vs Argentina – 19:30 ET
• United States – Preliminary playoff winner 3 – 22:15 ET

Group B – Wednesday February 21 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, California)

• Panama vs Colombia – 16:30 ET
• Brazil vs Preliminary playoff winner 1 – 19:15 ET

Group C – Thursday February 22 – Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas)

• Costa Rica vs Paraguay – 17:15 ET
• Canada vs Preliminary playoff winner 2 – 20:00 ET

Matchday 2

Group A – Friday, February 23 – Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, California)

• Preliminary playoff winner 3 vs Mexico – 19:30 ET
• Argentina vs United States – 22:15 ET

Group B – Saturday February 24 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, California)

• Preliminary playoff winner 1 vs Panama – 19:30 ET
• Colombia vs Brazil – 22:15 ET

Group C – Sunday February 25 – Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas)

• Paraguay vs Canada – 17:00 ET
• Preliminary playoff winner 2 vs Costa Rica – 20:00 ET

Matchday 3

Group A – Monday, February 26 – Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, California)

• Argentina vs Preliminary playoff winner 3 – 19:00 ET
• United States vs Mexico – 10:15 p.m. ET

Group B – Tuesday, February 27 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, California)

• Colombia vs Preliminary playoff winner 1 – 19:00 ET
• Brazil vs Panama – 22:15 ET

Group C – Wednesday, February 28 – Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas)

• Canada vs Costa Rica – 18:00 ET
• Paraguay vs Preliminary playoff winner 2 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Quarterfinals

Saturday March 2 – BMO Stadium (Los Angeles, California)

• Quarterfinal 1 – 19:00 ET
• Quarterfinal 2 – 22:15 ET

Sunday, March 3 – BMO Stadium (Los Angeles, California)

• Quarterfinal 3 – 17:00 ET
• Quarterfinal 4 – 20:15 ET

Semifinals

Wednesday, March 6 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, California)

• Semifinal 1 – 19:00 ET
• Semifinal 2 – 22:15 ET

Final

Sunday, March 10 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, California)

• 8:15 p.m. ET

Right now, the United States Women’s National Team is ranked higher than any other CONCACAF country, surpassing Jamaica, Costa Rica, Canada, and Mexico to round out the top five.

With their worst-ever performance at the tournament, the USWNT lost to Sweden in a penalty shootout in the round of 16 of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which was extremely disheartening. But they will be heavy favorites to win the inaugural W Gold Cup, especially at home.