2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | TBD |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
The 2020 CONCACAF Nations League Finals will be the final tournament of the 2019–20 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF. The tournament was to be held in United States from 4 to 7 June 2020, and was to be contested by the four group winners of Nations League A. The tournament will consist of two semi-finals, a third place play-off, and final to determine the inaugural champions of the CONCACAF Nations League. On April 3, 2020 the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Format
The Nations League Finals will take place in June 2020 and will be contested by the four group winners of League A. The semi-final pairings, were determined by the group stage rankings (1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3) and the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, were announced on 9 March 2020.[2]
The tournament will take place over four days, with the first semi-final (which features the host team) on 6 June, the second semi-final also on 6 June, and the third place play-off and final on 9 June.[2]
The Nations League Finals were played in single-leg knockout matches. In the semi-finals and third place game, extra time is not played if tied after regulation, and the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, extra time is played if tied after regulation, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.11).[3]
Qualified teams
The four group winners of League A qualified for the Nations League Finals.
| Group | Winners | Date of qualification |
CONCACAF Rankings August 2018[4] |
FIFA Rankings TBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  United States (hosts)
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19 November 2019 | 2 | TBD |
| B |  Mexico
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15 November 2019 | 1 | TBD |
| C |  Honduras
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13 October 2019 | 4 | TBD |
| D |  Costa Rica
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17 November 2019 | 3 | TBD |
Seeding
The four teams were ranked based on their results in the group stage to determine the semi-final matchups.
| Seed | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Mexico
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 | C | Honduras
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | A | United States
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 |
| 4 | D | Costa Rica
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9).[3]
Venues
The United States were officially confirmed as the tournament hosts on 9 March 2020. Matches will be played at three venues in two cities in Texas.[2]
| Houston | Arlington | |
|---|---|---|
| BBVA Stadium | NRG Stadium | AT&T Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,039 | Capacity: 72,220 | Capacity: 105,000 |
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Squads
Bracket
In the semi-finals and third place game, extra time is not played if tied after regulation, and the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, extra time is played if tied after regulation, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.11).[3]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| TBD – Houston (BBVA) | ||||||
| Honduras | ||||||
| TBD – Arlington | ||||||
| United States | ||||||
| Winner match 1 | ||||||
| TBD – Houston (NRG) | ||||||
| Winner match 2 | ||||||
| Mexico | ||||||
| Costa Rica | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| TBD – Arlington | ||||||
| Loser match 1 | ||||||
| Loser match 2 | ||||||
All times are local, CDT (UTC−5).[5]
Semi-finals
Honduras vs United States
Mexico vs Costa Rica
Third place play-off
Final
| United States | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
References
- ^ "Suspension of the CONCACAF Nations League Finals in June 2020". CONCACAF. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Texas to host first-ever CONCACAF Nations League Finals in June 2020". CONCACAF. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Regulations CONCACAF Nations League 2018/20 Edition" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. CONCACAF.
- ^ https://www.concacaf.com/en/article/concacaf-announces-updated-september-ranking-and-gold-cup-seeded-nations
- ^ "2020 CONCACAF Nations League Finals Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- ^ "2021 Concacaf Nations League Finals provisional rosters and kick off times confirmed". CONCACAF. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Goff, Steven [@SoccerInsider] (6 June 2021). "Concacaf Nations League matchday – 3rd-place game: Costa Rica v Honduras, 4:36 pm local kickoff/6:36 ET (UniMas, TUDN, Paramount+). Final: United States v Mexico, 7:36 pm local kickoff/9:36 ET (CBS Sports Network, Univision, TUDN, Paramount+)" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Keeler, Sean (6 June 2021). "Highlands Ranch native Ethan Horvath, Christian Pulisic lift U.S. to 3–2 win over Mexico". The Denver Post. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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