Following an energizing win over Colombia in the quarterfinal of the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup, the U.S. Women’s National Team gets set to face its oldest and most frequent foe in the semifinal round. The USA and Canada will meet on Wednesday, March 6 at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. Kickoff is 10:15 p.m. ET / 7:15 p.m. PT with broadcast coverage in English on Paramount+ and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes and ESPN+.
The winner of USA-Canada will advance to the W Gold Cup final on Sunday, March 10, taking on the winner of Wednesday’s early semifinal between Brazil and Mexico (7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on Paramount+, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes).
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GOALKEEPERS (3): 21-Jane Campbell (Houston Dash), 18-Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), 1-Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)
DEFENDERS (8): 2-Abby Dahlkemper (San Diego Wave FC), 19-Crystal Dunn (NJ/NY Gotham FC), 12-Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC), 23-Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG), 4-Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC), 20-Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit), 3-Jenna Nighswonger (NY/NJ Gotham FC), 5-Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC)
MIDFIELDERS (6): 15-Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), 17-Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC), 10-Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA), 16-Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC), 13-Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC), 14-Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
FORWARDS (6): 7-Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC), 9-Midge Purce (NJ/NY Gotham FC), 22-Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), 8-Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC), 11-Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC), 6-Lynn Williams (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
Twenty-two of the 23 players on the roster have seen the field so far this tournament, with the lone exception being goalkeeper Jane Campbell. Nine players have appeared in every match for the USWNT at the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup – Sam Coffey, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Alex Morgan, Emily Sonnett, Sophia Smith, Emily Fox, Jaedyn Shaw and Korbin Albert.
Alyssa Naeher leads the USA with 270 minutes played at the Gold Cup, followed by Lindsey Horan (263 minutes), Coffey (262) and Rodman (250). Shaw is the team’s leading scorer with three goals while Horan and Morgan also have three goal involvements with two goals and one assist apiece.
The semifinals for the inaugural W Gold Cup feature the top four teams in the re-seeded knockout round rankings, with top-seed Canada taking on the fourth-seeded USA and two-seed Brazil facing three-seed Mexico.
The U.S. heads into the semifinal on the heels of a fiery 3-0 win over fifth-seeded Colombia on Sunday evening in Los Angeles. In a match that featured high emotion and physicality from both sides – with a combined six yellow cards handed out – a united team effort on both ends of the pitch carried the U.S. past Colombia and into the semifinal. Horan, Shaw and defender Jenna Nighswonger all scored for the Americans in the win, while Morgan and Rodman tallied assists and did well to unsettle the Colombian defense. Led by an impressive outing from Naeher in her 100th cap, the U.S. backline contained Colombia’s attack and recorded its third clean sheet of the tournament.
Canada went to extra-time in its quarterfinal matchup against Costa Rica on Saturday evening, ultimately prevailing 1-0 off a set-piece goal in the 104th minute to make it four wins in four games at the W Gold Cup.
Brazil put away South American rivals Argentina with a comprehensive 5-1 victory on Saturday night while Mexico topped Paraguay 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in an entertaining end-to-end affair.
A two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher etched her name into the record books again as she earned her historic 100th cap on March 3 in the USA’s 3-0 victory over Colombia. She became just the third goalkeeper in U.S. history to achieve that milestone, joining legends and Hall of Famers Hope Solo and Briana Scurry. The U.S. is now the first country in history to have three female goalkeepers with 100+ caps.
The 42nd player overall in USWNT history to reach the century mark, Naeher is, and has been for a while, the goalkeeper with the third-most caps (100), wins (81) and shutouts (61) in U.S. history. Naeher debuted for the USWNT in December of 2014 and became a consistent starter following the 2016 Olympics. She matched her calendar-year high with nine shutouts for the USWNT in 2023, three of which came at the World Cup as the U.S. allowed just one goal the entire tournament.
Just over four months after making her USWNT debut, 19-year-old Jaedyn Shaw leads the U.S. in scoring with three goals in four appearances at the Concacaf W Gold Cup.
Shaw made her USWNT debut as a late second-half substitute on October 26, 2023, and three days later, scored her first international goal, tallying in the 83rd minute of the USA’s 3-0 win over Colombia at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium. She made her first start on Dec. 5, 2023 and pulled together a special moment, scoring a late game-winning goal against China PR in her hometown of Frisco, Texas, just a few hundred yards from her childhood apartment.
Making her second career start in the USA’s Feb. 23 match against Argentina at the W Gold Cup, Shaw netted a brace in the span of eight minutes, becoming just the seventh teenager in USWNT history to score multiple goals in a game. After making a substitute appearance against Mexico, Shaw returned to the lineup for the quarterfinal against Colombia and scored her third goal of the tournament in first half stoppage time to become the youngest player ever to score for the USWNT in the knockout rounds of a competitive tournament. She also joins Shannon Boxx as the only players in USWNT history to score in each of their first three career starts.
The W Gold Cup semifinal will be the 14th time the USA and Canada have squared off in the knockout rounds of a competitive tournament. Canada is by far the most common opponent the USA has ever played in knockout round matches, with Brazil the next most frequent foe with seven such meetings. The U.S. has won 11 of the 13 previous meetings between the teams in knockout round play and also won on penalties – which is officially recorded as a draw – in the final of 2008 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying. Canada’s lone win over the U.S. in a knockout round match was a 1-0 win in the semifinals of the delayed Tokyo Olympics.
The most recent knockout round meeting between the teams came in the final of the 2022 Concacaf W Championship. Squaring off on July 18, 2022, in Monterrey, Mexico, the USA prevailed 1-0 on a penalty kick goal from Alex Morgan in the 78th minute to seal the regional title and earn a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The USA outshot Canada 17-11 on the night and became just the second nation to qualify for the Olympics, joining hosts France.
Canada clinched Concacaf’s second and final berth to the 2024 Summer Games by defeating Jamaica 4-1 on aggregate in a two-legged playoff during the September 2023 International Window. Bouncing back from a disappointing showing at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Canada beat Jamaica 2-0 in the opening leg in Kingston and then officially punched its ticket with a 2-1 win in Toronto.
Wednesday’s semifinal will be the 65th meeting all-time between the USA and Canada in a series that dates to 1986 when the USWNT was in its second year of existence. The most-common opponent in USWNT history, the USWNT has more wins (53) and more goals (184) against Canada than any other opponent in program history. The U.S. leads the all-time series 53W-7D-4L and has won six of the last seven meetings between the teams, including a 2-0 victory in the most recent matchup at the 2023 SheBelieves Cup. Mallory Swanson scored twice for the USA in that matchup in Orlando, with the first goal assisted by Morgan.
While the Americans have had a long history of success in this series, the 18 meetings since 2011 have featured three ties, six one-goal wins for the USA and one one-goal win for Canada.
Four players on the USA’s roster have scored against Canada in their careers, led by Morgan’s 10 goals. Rose Lavelle and Lindsey Horan each have two goals vs. Canada while Lynn Williams has one.
With less than five months until the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the USWNT is deep in preparation for its pursuit of a fifth Olympic gold medal. The Olympic Football Tournament features 12 teams and will be contested in seven different venues across France from July 25 to August 10: Parc des Princes in Paris, Stade de Lyon, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne, Stade de Marseille, Stade de Nice, Stade de Bordeaux and Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes.
All but two of the teams in the Olympic field have now been determined, with only the representatives from Africa remaining to be decided. The 2024 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament will conclude in early April to produce two qualifiers from Africa as Morocco takes on Zambia and South Africa faces Nigeria.
The ten teams that will be in the Olympic Women’s Soccer competition are hosts France, South American qualifiers Brazil and Colombia, New Zealand from Oceania, Spain and Germany, which defeated the Netherlands in the UEFA Women’s Nations League Third-Place match, from UEFA and from Concacaf, the USA and Canada, which secured Concacaf’s second berth to the Olympics berth by beating Jamaica in a two-game playoff during the September international window.
The USA qualified for Paris by virtue of winning the 2022 Concacaf W Championship in Monterrey, Mexico, which served as the region’s qualification for the Olympics as well as the 2023 World Cup.
The Final Draw to set the tournament schedule and groups will be held on March 20 at 2 p.m. ET and will be streamed on FIFA.com.
Following the completion of the Concacaf W Gold Cup, the U.S. will turn its attention to the 2024 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa. The USA will host Brazil, Canada and Japan in the ninth edition of the four-team tournament, which is comprised of one-third of the field for the Paris Olympics. All four participants are ranked in the top 11 in the world, have qualified for the Olympics and competed in last year’s tournament, where the U.S. took first, followed by Japan in second, Brazil in third and Canada in fourth. In the Semifinals on April 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the USA (#2) will face Japan (#8) at 12:30 p.m. ET (TNT, Telemundo, Max & Peacock) and Brazil (#11) will take on Canada (#10) at 3:30 p.m. ET (Universo, Max & Peacock).
The four nations will then travel to Columbus, Ohio with Lower.com Field hosting the final two games of the tournament at 4 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET on April 9 as the Semifinal winners play in the Championship and the losers play in the Third-Place Match. The USA will play in the 7 p.m. ET time slot (TBS, Universo, Max & Peacock) whether it is playing in Championship or Third-Place Match, and the other game will be at 4 p.m. ET (TBS, Universo, Max & Peacock).
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After a worldwide search process led U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Matt Crocker, Emma Hayes was officially announced as the 10th head coach in U.S. Women’s National Team history on November 14, 2023. The long-time head coach for English powerhouse Chelsea FC, Hayes started her coaching career in the United States in the early 2000s and more than two decades later will take the helm of the USWNT. Due to her contact with Chelsea, Hayes will finish the 2023-24 Women’s Super League season in England and then join the U.S. team officially two months prior to the start of the Olympics. U.S. Soccer has put a comprehensive plan and process in place to maximize the productivity in all aspects of moving the USWNT forward leading into the Olympics, a key part of which is interim head coach Twila Kilgore continuing in her role and then joining Hayes’ staff full-time as an assistant coach in late May. Hayes’ first two matches will be against the Korea Republic. The USA will take on the Taegeuk Ladies in Commerce City, Colorado on June 1 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (3 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. ET on TNT, Universo, Max and Peacock) before moving on to St. Paul, Minnesota for a June 4 match at Allianz Field, which will be presented by Allstate (7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET on truTV, Universo, Max and Peacock). Both matches will take place at the home stadiums of Major League Soccer clubs, the Colorado Rapids and Minnesota United FC, respectively. The USA’s most recent match against Korea Republic was also at Allianz Field, in October of 2021, a 6-0 win for the USA.
FIFA World Ranking: 10
Concacaf Ranking: 2
Olympic Appearances: 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Best Olympic Result: Champions (2020)
Record vs. USA: 4W-7D-53L (GF:40, GA: 184)
Last Meeting vs. USA: Feb. 16, 2023 (2-0 win for USA in Orlando, Fla.)
Head Coach: Bev Priestman (ENG)
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Kailen Sheridan (San Diego Wave FC, USA), 18-Sabrina D’Angelo (Arsenal FC, ENG), 22-Lysianne Proulx (Bay FC, USA)
DEFENDERS (7): 2-Bianca St. Georges (North Carolina Courage, USA), 3-Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea FC, ENG), 4-Shelina Zadorsky (West Ham United FC, ENG), 10-Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea FC, ENG), 12-Jade Rose (Harvard University, USA), 14-Vanessa Gilles (Olympique Lyon, FRA), 16-Gabby Carle (Washington Spirit, USA)
MIDFIELDERS (5): 5-Quinn (Seattle Reign FC, USA), 7-Julia Grosso (Juventus FC, ITA), 8-Marie-Yasmine Alidou (SL Benfica, POR), 13-Simi Awujo (University of Southern California, USA), 17-Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns FC, USA)
FORWARDS (7): 6-Deanne Rose (Leicester City FC, ENG), 9-Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign FC, USA), 11-Evelyne Viens (AS Roma, ITA), 19-Adriana Leon (Aston Villa FC, ENG), 20-Cloe Lacasse (Arsenal FC, ENG), 21-Clarissa Larisey (BK Hacken, SWE), 23-Olivia Smith (Sporting CP, POR)
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