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2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

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Not to be confused with the 2024 CONCACAF Nations League final, the final match of the Nations League.

2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 21 – 24
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Jamaica
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Haji Wright
(2 goals)
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The 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals was the final tournament of the 2023–24 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. It was held from March 21 to 24, 2024 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States.[1][2]

The United States defeated Mexico 2–0 in the final to secure a third consecutive CONCACAF Nations League title.[3]

Format

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The CONCACAF Nations League Finals was contested by the four quarter-finals winners of League A. The tournament took place over four days and played in single-leg knockout matches, consisting of two semi-finals on March 21, and a third place play-off and final three days after the second semi-final on March 24, 2024.

In the CONCACAF Nations League Finals, if the scores were level at the end of normal time:[4]

  • In the semi-finals and final, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If the score was still level after extra time, the winner would be determined by a penalty shoot-out.
  • In the third place play-off, extra time would not be played, and the winner would be determined by a penalty shoot-out.

Qualified teams

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The four quarter-finals winners of League A qualified for the CONCACAF Nations League Finals.

Match Winners Date of qualification Appearances Previous best CNL Finals performance Rankings
Total Last CONCACAF
Feb. 2024[5] 		FIFA
Nov. 2023[6]
QF1  Panama November 20, 2023 2nd 2023 Fourth place (2023) 3 44
QF2  Jamaica November 21, 2023 1st None Debut 6 57
QF3  United States (host) November 20, 2023 3rd 2023 Champions (2021, 2023) 2 13
QF4  Mexico November 21, 2023 3rd 2023 Runners-up (2021) 1 15

Venue

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The AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, within the Dallas-Fort Worth Area, was announced as the venue for the event on November 13, 2023.[2]

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(Dallas–Fort Worth Area)
AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 80,000

Seeding

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The four teams were ranked based on their results in both legs of the quarter-finals to determine the semi-final matchups. The first seed played the fourth seed and the second seed played the third seed.[7]

Seed QF Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 1  Panama 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6
2 3  United States 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3 2  Jamaica 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
4 4  Mexico 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Squads

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Main article: 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals squads

Each national team had to submit a final squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers, no later than ten days before the opening match of the tournament. If a player presented medical reasons or became injured severely enough to prevent his participation from the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.[4]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
March 21 – Arlington, TX
 
 
 Panama0
 
March 24 – Arlington, TX
 
 Mexico3
 
 Mexico0
 
March 21 – Arlington, TX
 
 United States2
 
 United States (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 Jamaica1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
March 24 – Arlington, TX
 
 
 Panama0
 
 
 Jamaica1

All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses).[8]

Semi-finals

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United States v Jamaica

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The two teams had met 32 times previously, but this was their first ever meeting in the CONCACAF Nations League. The United States led the all-time series with 19 wins to Jamaica's 3 wins and 10 draws. Their most recent meeting was a 1–1 group stage draw in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9][10]

United States 3–1 (a.e.t.) Jamaica
 Report Leigh 1'
Attendance: 40,926[11]
United States
Jamaica
GK 1 Matt Turner
RB 19 Joe Scally Yellow card 12' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 12 Miles Robinson
CB 3 Chris Richards
LB 5 Antonee Robinson
DM 6 Yunus Musah
CM 17 Malik Tillman downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 8 Weston McKennie
RF 21 Timothy Weah downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 20 Folarin Balogun downward-facing red arrow 63'
LF 10 Christian Pulisic (c)
Substitutions:
MF 7 Giovanni Reyna upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 14 Haji Wright upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 9 Ricardo Pepi upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 4 Tyler Adams upward-facing green arrow 63' downward-facing red arrow 100'
FW 11 Brenden Aaronson upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 15 Johnny Cardoso upward-facing green arrow 100'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter
GK 1 Andre Blake (c)
CB 6 Di'Shon Bernard
CB 3 Michael Hector
CB 15 Joel Latibeaudiere
RWB 2 Dexter Lembikisa Yellow card 51'
LWB 22 Greg Leigh downward-facing red arrow 102'
RM 10 Bobby Decordova-Reid downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 14 Kasey Palmer Yellow card 53' downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 17 Damion Lowe
LM 20 Renaldo Cephas downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 19 Jamal Lowe Yellow card 69' downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Daniel Johnson upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Cory Burke upward-facing green arrow 73' downward-facing red arrow 102'
MF 16 Karoy Anderson upward-facing green arrow 74'
DF 4 Tayvon Gray upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
FW 18 Romario Williams upward-facing green arrow 102'
FW 7 Kaheim Dixon upward-facing green arrow 102'
Manager:
Iceland Heimir Hallgrímsson

Man of the Match:
Haji Wright (United States)[12]

Assistant referees:[13]
Gerson Orellana (Honduras)
Enmanuel Aguirre (Nicaragua)
Fourth official:
Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Benjamin Whitty (Cayman Islands)

Panama v Mexico

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The two teams had played each other in 29 previous matches, including three times in the CONCACAF Nations League, all won by Mexico: 3–1 and 3–0 victories in the 2019–20 League A and a 1–0 win in the third place play-off of the 2022–23 Finals.[14][15] Their most recent meeting was in the final of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which was won 1–0 by Mexico.

Panama 0–3 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 40,926[16]
Panama
Mexico
GK 22 Orlando Mosquera
CB 4 Fidel Escobar
CB 3 José Córdoba downward-facing red arrow 79'
CB 16 Andrés Andrade
RWB 2 César Blackman downward-facing red arrow 79'
LWB 10 Yoel Bárcenas downward-facing red arrow 17'
RM 17 José Fajardo
CM 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla Yellow card 85'
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy (c) downward-facing red arrow 68'
LM 7 José Luis Rodríguez
CF 11 Ismael Díaz downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
DF 15 Eric Davis upward-facing green arrow 17'
FW 18 Cecilio Waterman upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 6 Cristian Martínez upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 23 Iván Anderson upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 21 Kahiser Lenis upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Spain Thomas Christiansen
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 2 Julián Araujo downward-facing red arrow 58'
CB 3 César Montes
CB 5 Johan Vásquez downward-facing red arrow 79'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
DM 4 Edson Álvarez downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 18 Luis Chávez Yellow card 52'
CM 14 Érick Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 59'
RF 15 Uriel Antuna
CF 20 Henry Martín
LF 9 Julián Quiñones downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Érick Aguirre upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 22 Hirving Lozano upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 7 Luis Romo upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 16 Jesús Orozco upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Jaime Lozano

Man of the Match:
Edson Álvarez (Mexico)[17]

Assistant referees:[13]
Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Fourth official:
Julio Luna (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)

Third place play-off

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The two teams had met 18 times previously, but this was their first ever meeting in the CONCACAF Nations League. Panama led the all-time series with 9 wins to Jamaica's 3 wins and 6 draws. Their most recent meeting was a Panama's 3–2 home victory in January 2022 during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[18][19]

Panama 0–1 Jamaica
Report Lembikisa 42'
Panama
Jamaica
GK 22 Orlando Mosquera
CB 13 Jiovany Ramos
CB 3 José Córdoba
CB 14 Roderick Miller downward-facing red arrow 68'
RM 23 Iván Anderson
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy (c) downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla
LM 16 Andrés Andrade
AM 7 José Luis Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 17 José Fajardo downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 18 Cecilio Waterman downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Cristian Martínez upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 5 Abdiel Ayarza upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 11 Ismael Díaz upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 21 Kahiser Lenis upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 9 Alfredo Stephens upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Spain Thomas Christiansen
GK 1 Andre Blake (c)
CB 6 Di'Shon Bernard
CB 3 Michael Hector
CB 15 Joel Latibeaudiere Yellow card 69'
RWB 2 Dexter Lembikisa Yellow card 90+6'
LWB 22 Greg Leigh downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
RM 10 Bobby Decordova-Reid
CM 17 Damion Lowe
CM 14 Kasey Palmer Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 81'
LM 12 Demarai Gray downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 11 Shamar Nicholson downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Karoy Anderson upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 20 Renaldo Cephas upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 5 Richard King upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 4 Tayvon Gray upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
 
Manager:
Iceland Heimir Hallgrímsson

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:[20]
Brooke Mayo (United States)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Fourth official:
Said Martínez (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Erick Miranda (Mexico)

Final

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Mexico 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 59,471
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Mexico
United States
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 19 Jorge Sánchez
CB 3 César Montes
CB 5 Johan Vásquez Yellow card 55'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
DM 4 Edson Álvarez Yellow card 58'
CM 14 Érick Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 18 Luis Chávez downward-facing red arrow 80'
RF 15 Uriel Antuna Yellow card 63' downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 20 Henry Martín
LF 22 Hirving Lozano
Substitutions:
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 7 Luis Romo upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF 6 Gerardo Arteaga upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Jaime Lozano
GK 1 Matt Turner
RB 2 Sergiño Dest
CB 3 Chris Richards
CB 13 Tim Ream
LB 5 Antonee Robinson
DM 4 Tyler Adams downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Weston McKennie Yellow card 27'
CM 7 Giovanni Reyna downward-facing red arrow 79'
RF 21 Timothy Weah downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF 14 Haji Wright downward-facing red arrow 66'
LF 10 Christian Pulisic (c) downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Johnny Cardoso upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Folarin Balogun upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 6 Yunus Musah upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 17 Malik Tillman upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
FW 11 Brenden Aaronson upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter

Man of the Match:
Giovanni Reyna (United States)[21]

Assistant referees:[20]
Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
Lyes Arfa (Canada)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 10 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

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CONCACAF announced the following squad as the best eleven of the finals after the conclusion of the tournament.[22]

Giovanni Reyna was named best player of the tournament, having recorded a total of two goals and two assists in league and tournament play. Matt Turner was named best goalkeeper for a second consecutive edition.[23]

Best XI
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
United States Matt Turner United States Antonee Robinson
Jamaica Michael Hector
Mexico César Montes
Jamaica Dexter Lembikisa 		Mexico Edson Álvarez
United States Tyler Adams
United States Weston McKennie 		United States Christian Pulisic
United States Giovanni Reyna
United States Haji Wright

References

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  1. ^ "Concacaf confirms 23/24 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinal pairings". Miami: CONCACAF. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Dallas Metropolitan Area to host a decisive week of Concacaf Nations League matches in March 2024". CONCACAF. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "USMNT beats Mexico in Nations League with Adams, Reyna goals". ESPN. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "CONCACAF Nations League Regulations 2023" (PDF). CONCACAF. May 2023 [Approved on April 27, 2023]. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "CONCACAF RANKING INDEX (as of February 29, 2024)". CONCACAF. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "FIFA Men's Ranking 15 February 2024". FIFA. February 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Concacaf confirms Concacaf Nations League Semifinals and Play-In pairings and schedule". CONCACAF. November 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Tickets now on sale for Concacaf Nations League Play-In matches in Dallas". Miami: CONCACAF. January 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "USA continue quest of three-peat in semifinals vs. Jamaica". Miami: CONCACAF. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "2023/24 Concacaf Nations League Semifinals UNITED STATES vs. JAMAICA" (PDF). CONCACAF. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "U.S. Men's National Team advances to 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Final with 3-1 semifinal win over Jamaica". Arlington, Texas: United States Soccer Federation. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  12. ^ CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (March 21, 2024). "A brace to lead his team to the Final makes Wright the Player of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b "Referees appointed for the 2023/24 Concacaf Nations League Finals". Miami: CONCACAF. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Familiar foes Mexico, Panama to collide again in semifinals". Miami: CONCACAF. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "2023/24 Concacaf Nations League Semifinales Panama vs. Mexico" (PDF). CONCACAF. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Mexico 3-0 Panama (Mar 21, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  17. ^ CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (March 22, 2024). "Edson Álvarez, con un golazo y partidazo, se convierte en el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Jamaica, Panama seeking rebound in Third-Place Match". Miami, Florida: CONCACAF. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  19. ^ "PAN vs JAM CNL 2024" (PDF). CONCACAF. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "2023/24 Concacaf Nations League Finals: Third Place and Final". Miami: CONCACAF. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  21. ^ CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (March 25, 2024). "A volley and a 10/10 game make Reyna tonight's Player of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Reyna, Pulisic head up Nations League Finals Best XI". CONCACAF. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  23. ^ "Reyna, Turner, Glasgow earn Concacaf Nations League honors". CONCACAF. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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