CONCACAF W Gold Cup 2024 fixtures, schedule, results as USWNT, Mexico drawn together for inaugural tournament

The first CONCACAF W Gold Cup was played in the early stages of 2024, the North and Central American federation announced in December 2023.

With four guest participants from CONMEBOL, the inaugural W Gold Cup tournament gave international sides a warmup for the 2024 Summer Olympics in just a few months' time. It gave teams a chance to prove themselves on a new and more glamorous continental stage while also preparing for the all-important tournament to come.

As favorites, the United States won the title, a monumental feat after displaying significant flaws in defeat to rivals Mexico in the final group stage match of the W Gold Cup. They recovered to top Colombia, Canada, and Brazil in the knockout stage, three impressive results for a team that had a number of holes.

Now, the USWNT will press on to the SheBelieves Cup before the Olympics in the coming summer.

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The English language broadcast rights for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup are owned exclusively by CBS Sports, who are placing the group stage on streaming service Paramount+.

The group-stage draw for the event, held on December 11, 2023, was hosted by CBS reporter Susannah Collins, the first indication that CBS and their streaming service Paramount+ would be a major player in the broadcasting of the tournament.

There is also a Spanish-language broadcast available in the United States on ESPN Deportes, which is available to stream on Fubo and ESPN+.

Teams in 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

Twelve teams will participate in the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, with eight hailing from North and Central America, and the other four entering as guest invites from South America.

The auto qualifiers from CONCACAF include the two Olympic participants USA and Canada, along with three group winners from qualifying League A, and three yet-to-be determined qualifiers from the playoff round.

CONMEBOL, meanwhile, sends their four semifinalists from the most recent Copa America Femenina, including winners Brazil and runners-up Colombia, the latter of which impressed at the 2023 Women's World Cup by winning their difficult group.

2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup fixtures, schedule

Preliminary Qualifiers

To craft three preliminary qualification matches, CONCACAF pulled the three group runners-up from qualifying League A plus three group winners from qualifying League B, which were then ranked by CONCACAF ranking points and matched up against one another based on that seeding.

The three winners from these qualifying matches will secure a place at the competition and be slotted into their respective groups.

Group Stage

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the knockout stage directly.

Additionally, the three third-place nations will be placed into a table and ranked based on their group-stage results, with the top two advancing to the quarterfinals as well.

Group A table

x = automatic qualifier to knockout stage
z = third-place qualifier to knockout stage
e = eliminated

Group A fixtures

Group B table

x = automatic qualifier to knockout stage
z = third-place qualifier to knockout stage
e = eliminated

Group B fixtures

Group C table

x = automatic qualifier to knockout stage
z = third-place qualifier to knockout stage
e = eliminated

Group C fixtures

Knockout Stage

The knockout stage will be structured by a re-seeding of the teams from the group stage. The four group winners will be ranked 1-3 by their group results, the group runners-up the same ranked 4-6, and the two third-place qualifiers ordered 7-8.

Then, the matchups will be crafted by pairing the highest-ranking qualifiers with the lowest-ranking qualifiers, and so on. Thus, it behooves group qualifiers to continue picking up points in order to see themselves earn as high a qualifying ranking as possible to secure the most advantageous draw.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

* Advanced via penalty shootout

Final