2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

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]

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)
2023
2025

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]

Location of the Host city of the 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.
Arlington
(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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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
  • Burke   90+6' (o.g.)
  • Wright   96', 109'
Report Leigh   1'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jamaica
GK 1 Matt Turner
RB 19 Joe Scally   12'   46'
CB 12 Miles Robinson
CB 3 Chris Richards
LB 5 Antonee Robinson
DM 6 Yunus Musah
CM 17 Malik Tillman   76'
CM 8 Weston McKennie
RF 21 Timothy Weah   63'
CF 20 Folarin Balogun   63'
LF 10 Christian Pulisic (c)
Substitutions:
MF 7 Giovanni Reyna   46'
FW 14 Haji Wright   63'
FW 9 Ricardo Pepi   63'
MF 4 Tyler Adams   63'   100'
FW 11 Brenden Aaronson   76'
MF 15 Johnny Cardoso   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   51'
LWB 22 Greg Leigh   102'
RM 10 Bobby Decordova-Reid   90+2'
CM 14 Kasey Palmer   53'   74'
CM 17 Damion Lowe
LM 20 Renaldo Cephas   73'
CF 19 Jamal Lowe   69'   65'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Daniel Johnson   65'
FW 9 Cory Burke   73'   102'
MF 16 Karoy Anderson   74'
DF 4 Tayvon Gray   90+2'
FW 18 Romario Williams   102'
FW 7 Kaheim Dixon   102'
Manager:
  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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Panama
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
GK 22 Orlando Mosquera
CB 4 Fidel Escobar
CB 3 José Córdoba   79'
CB 16 Andrés Andrade
RWB 2 César Blackman   79'
LWB 10 Yoel Bárcenas   17'
RM 17 José Fajardo
CM 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla   85'
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy (c)   68'
LM 7 José Luis Rodríguez
CF 11 Ismael Díaz   68'
Substitutions:
DF 15 Eric Davis   17'
FW 18 Cecilio Waterman   68'
MF 6 Cristian Martínez   68'
DF 23 Iván Anderson   79'
MF 21 Kahiser Lenis   79'
Manager:
  Thomas Christiansen
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 2 Julián Araujo   58'
CB 3 César Montes
CB 5 Johan Vásquez   79'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
DM 4 Edson Álvarez   77'
CM 18 Luis Chávez   52'
CM 14 Érick Sánchez   59'
RF 15 Uriel Antuna
CF 20 Henry Martín
LF 9 Julián Quiñones   59'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Érick Aguirre   58'
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda   59'
FW 22 Hirving Lozano   59'
MF 7 Luis Romo   77'
DF 16 Jesús Orozco   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   68'
RM 23 Iván Anderson
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy (c)   68'
CM 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla
LM 16 Andrés Andrade
AM 7 José Luis Rodríguez   78'
CF 17 José Fajardo   78'
CF 18 Cecilio Waterman   86'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Cristian Martínez   68'
MF 5 Abdiel Ayarza   68'
FW 11 Ismael Díaz   78'
MF 21 Kahiser Lenis   78'
FW 9 Alfredo Stephens   86'
Manager:
  Thomas Christiansen
GK 1 Andre Blake (c)
CB 6 Di'Shon Bernard
CB 3 Michael Hector
CB 15 Joel Latibeaudiere   69'
RWB 2 Dexter Lembikisa   90+6'
LWB 22 Greg Leigh   90+1'
RM 10 Bobby Decordova-Reid
CM 17 Damion Lowe
CM 14 Kasey Palmer   44'   81'
LM 12 Demarai Gray   81'
CF 11 Shamar Nicholson   89'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Karoy Anderson   81'
MF 20 Renaldo Cephas   81'
DF 5 Richard King   89'
DF 4 Tayvon Gray   90+1'
 
Manager:
  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   55'
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo   90+2'
DM 4 Edson Álvarez   58'
CM 14 Érick Sánchez   65'
CM 18 Luis Chávez   80'
RF 15 Uriel Antuna   63'   65'
CF 20 Henry Martín
LF 22 Hirving Lozano
Substitutions:
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda   65'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez   74'   65'
MF 7 Luis Romo   80'
DF 6 Gerardo Arteaga   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   46'
CM 8 Weston McKennie   27'
CM 7 Giovanni Reyna   79'
RF 21 Timothy Weah   90+2'
CF 14 Haji Wright   66'
LF 10 Christian Pulisic (c)   90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Johnny Cardoso   46'
FW 20 Folarin Balogun   66'
MF 6 Yunus Musah   79'
FW 17 Malik Tillman   90+2'
FW 11 Brenden Aaronson   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
  Matt Turner   Antonee Robinson
  Michael Hector
  César Montes
  Dexter Lembikisa
  Edson Álvarez
  Tyler Adams
  Weston McKennie
  Christian Pulisic
  Giovanni Reyna
  Haji Wright

References

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