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]

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) Haji Wright
(2 goals)

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

Format

The 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 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

The four quarter-finals winners of League A qualified for the 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

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]

1200km
820miles
1
Host city and venue of the 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Arlington
(Dallas–Fort Worth Area)
AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 80,000

Seeding

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
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
 
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

United States v Jamaica

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]
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
United States
Jamaica
GK1Matt Turner
RB19Joe Scally 12' 46'
CB12Miles Robinson
CB3Chris Richards
LB5Antonee Robinson
DM6Yunus Musah
CM17Malik Tillman 76'
CM8Weston McKennie
RF21Timothy Weah 63'
CF20Folarin Balogun 63'
LF10Christian Pulisic (c)
Substitutions:
MF7Giovanni Reyna 46'
FW14Haji Wright 63'
FW9Ricardo Pepi 63'
MF4Tyler Adams 63'  100'
FW11Brenden Aaronson 76'
MF15Johnny Cardoso 100'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter
GK1Andre Blake (c)
CB6Di'Shon Bernard
CB3Michael Hector
CB15Joel Latibeaudiere
RWB2Dexter Lembikisa 51'
LWB22Greg Leigh 102'
RM10Bobby Decordova-Reid 90+2'
CM14Kasey Palmer 53' 74'
CM17Damion Lowe
LM20Renaldo Cephas 73'
CF19Jamal Lowe 69' 65'
Substitutions:
MF8Daniel Johnson 65'
FW9Cory Burke 73'  102'
MF16Karoy Anderson 74'
DF4Tayvon Gray 90+2'
FW18Romario Williams 102'
FW7Kaheim 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

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
GK22Orlando Mosquera
CB4Fidel Escobar
CB3José Córdoba 79'
CB16Andrés Andrade
RWB2César Blackman 79'
LWB10Yoel Bárcenas 17'
RM17José Fajardo
CM8Adalberto Carrasquilla 85'
CM20Aníbal Godoy (c) 68'
LM7José Luis Rodríguez
CF11Ismael Díaz 68'
Substitutions:
DF15Eric Davis 17'
FW18Cecilio Waterman 68'
MF6Cristian Martínez 68'
DF23Iván Anderson 79'
MF21Kahiser Lenis 79'
Manager:
Thomas Christiansen
GK13Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB2Julián Araujo 58'
CB3César Montes
CB5 Johan Vásquez 79'
LB23Jesús Gallardo
DM4Edson Álvarez 77'
CM18Luis Chávez 52'
CM14Érick Sánchez 59'
RF15Uriel Antuna
CF20Henry Martín
LF9Julián Quiñones 59'
Substitutions:
MF21Érick Aguirre 58'
MF17Orbelín Pineda 59'
FW22Hirving Lozano 59'
MF7Luis Romo 77'
DF16Jesús 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

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
GK22Orlando Mosquera
CB13Jiovany Ramos
CB3José Córdoba
CB14Roderick Miller 68'
CM20Aníbal Godoy (c) 68'
CM8Adalberto Carrasquilla
RW23Iván Anderson
LW16Andrés Andrade
RF17José Fajardo 78'
CF18Cecilio Waterman 86'
LF7José Luis Rodríguez 78'
Substitutions:
MF6Cristian Martínez 68'
MF5Abdiel Ayarza 68'
FW11Ismael Díaz 78'
MF21Kahiser Lenis 78'
FW9Alfredo Stephens 86'
Manager:
Thomas Christiansen
GK1Andre Blake (c)
CB6Di'Shon Bernard
CB3Michael Hector
CB15Joel Latibeaudiere 69'
RWB2Dexter Lembikisa 90+6'
LWB22Greg Leigh 90+1'
RM10Bobby Decordova-Reid
CM17Damion Lowe
CM14Kasey Palmer 44' 81'
LM12Demarai Gray 81'
CF11Shamar Nicholson 89'
Substitutions:
MF16Karoy Anderson 81'
MF20Renaldo Cephas 81'
DF5Richard King 89'
DF4Tayvon 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
Main article: 2024 CONCACAF Nations League final
Mexico 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 59,471
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Mexico
United States
GK13Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB19Jorge Sánchez
CB3César Montes
CB5Johan Vásquez 55'
LB23Jesús Gallardo 90+2'
DM4Edson Álvarez 58'
CM14Érick Sánchez 65'
CM18Luis Chávez 80'
RF15Uriel Antuna 63' 65'
CF20Henry Martín
LF22Hirving Lozano
Substitutions:
MF17Orbelín Pineda 65'
FW11Santiago Giménez 74' 65'
MF7Luis Romo 80'
DF6Gerardo Arteaga 90+2'
Manager:
Jaime Lozano
GK1Matt Turner
RB2Sergiño Dest
CB3Chris Richards
CB13Tim Ream
LB5Antonee Robinson
DM4Tyler Adams 46'
CM8Weston McKennie 27'
CM7Giovanni Reyna 79'
RF21Timothy Weah 90+2'
CF14Haji Wright 66'
LF10Christian Pulisic (c) 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF15Johnny Cardoso 46'
FW20Folarin Balogun 66'
MF6Yunus Musah 79'
FW17Malik Tillman 90+2'
FW11Brenden 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

Goalscorers

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

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References
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