2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup: Teams involved, groups, fixtures, results and how it works

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·16 February 2024

2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup: Teams involved, groups, fixtures, results and how it works

Anticipation is building for the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

12 teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean will feature in the competition's debut in the upcoming February international window. But with the tournament overlapping two weeks of Women's Super League fixtures, concerns are already mounting for English clubs and fans alike.

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The tournament is set to garner plenty of attention during a stacked international window which also includes Olympic qualifiers, Nations League play-offs and friendlies.

Here's how the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup will work, alongside group-stage standings, fixtures, results and more.

What is the CONCACAF W Gold Cup and how does it work?

The inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup will be contested by 12 women's national teams from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The group stage will begin on 21 February before the final takes place on 11 March.

The tournament will be played across four venues: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Shell Energy Stadium in Houston and San Diego's Snapdragon Stadium, which will host the final with a capacity of 35,000.

12 teams will be split into three groups of four and compete in a single round-robin format. The top two of each group and the two best third-placed teams advance to the knockout stages, which consists of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.

The tournament was initially slated to take place in June but was rescheduled due to a clash with the 2024 Olympics.

What teams have qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup?

Colombia played England at the 2023 Women's World Cup / Eurasia Sport Images/GettyImages

The United States were announced as hosts of the inaugural tournament in January 2023. The tournament will feature the pair of teams that qualified for the Summer Olympics through the CONCACAF W Championship - the USWNT and Canada - three group winners in qualifying, three successful play-off teams and four guests from CONMEBOL.

Three teams from Haiti, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana and Dominican Republic will complete the groups, with their play-off ties due to take place on 17 February.

When is the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup?

The play-offs for the last three spots in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup take place on 17 February with the group stage commencing just three days later on 21 February (GMT).

The group stage will run until 29 February before the knockout stages, which culminates with the final on 11 March.

2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup round dates

2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup groups and fixtures

Group A standings

Group A fixtures and results

Group B standings

Group B fixtures and results

Group C standings

Group C fixtures and results

Which WSL players will be at the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup?

Fox could miss Arsenal's upcoming clashes with Man Utd and Spurs / Catherine Ivill/GettyImages

The tournament's schedule overlaps with WSL Gameweeks 14 and 15, meaning teams like Manchester United, Arsenal and Brighton will be without CONCACAF players for key games that could define the rest of the season.

Additionally, teams participating in the FA Cup quarter-finals on 10 March may also face player absences, depending on which nations advance to the final stages of the international tournament.

Chelsea's world-record January signing Mayra Ramirez will not be in the USA for the Gold Cup after she was left out of the Colombia squad. She will remain in west London while Kadeisha Buchanan, Mia Fishel and Ashley Lawrence head stateside.

The USA are summoning players from the beginning of the window, meaning Fishel will be missing for Chelsea in their fixture against Man City and Arsenal winter signing Emily Fox will be absent.

Canada Soccer has declared their players will be allowed to stay with their clubs until 18 February, when the WSL halts for an international break. That means the Gunners will have key Canadian players available for their clash with Manchester United on 17 February.

Jayde Riviere was initially named in Canada's squad but has been ruled out through injury and will remain with Man Utd for rehab.

WSL players from any nation advancing into the quarter-finals will also be ineligible for fixtures during Gameweek 15. Consequently, Arsenal may be without key personnel for the north London derby on 3 March.