2023 CONCACAF Nations League final
Event | 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals | ||||||
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Date | June 18, 2023 | ||||||
Venue | Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
Man of the Match | Giovanni Reyna (United States)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Saíd Martínez (Honduras) | ||||||
Attendance | 35,000 | ||||||
Weather | Windy, 95 °F (35 °C)[2] | ||||||
The 2023 CONCACAF Nations League final was a
The United States won the final 2–0 to secure a second consecutive CONCACAF Nations League title, with goals from
Venue
The 2023 final was played at Allegiant Stadium, an indoor stadium in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada in the United States. The 65,000-seat stadium, primarily home to the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League, had a retractable grass surface and was designed to accommodate soccer.[3] The entire Nations League Finals tournament was hosted at Allegiant Stadium with two sets of doubleheaders for both rounds.[4] It was the second CONCACAF tournament final at the stadium, following the 2021 Gold Cup final. The entire 2023 Nations League Finals was played at Allegiant Stadium.[5]
Route to final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).
Canada | Round | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opponents | Result | League phase | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||
Curaçao | 4–0 (H) | Match 1 | Grenada | 5–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | 1–2 (A) | Match 2 | El Salvador | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||
Curaçao | 2–0 (A) | Match 3 | Grenada | 7–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | 4–1 (H) | Match 4 | El Salvador | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||
Group C winners | Final standings | Group D winners
Source: CONCACAF | ||||||||||||||||||
Opponents | Result | Nations League Finals | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||
Panama | 2–0 (N) | Semi-finals | Mexico | 3–0 (H) |
Canada
In the
For the
Canada qualified for their first Nations League final with a 2–0 win against Panama in the semifinals. They took the lead in the 25th minute with David's shot through goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera's legs; Davies, who had been recovering from an earlier thigh injury, scored the team's second goal in the 69th minute shortly after entering the match as substitute.[4][15] The Nations League final was their first CONCACAF tournament final since the 2000 Gold Cup, which they won.[4]
United States
The United States were the defending champions of the Nations League and Gold Cup, having won both tournaments in 2021 against
The Americans opened their defense of the Nations League title with a 5–0 victory over Grenada in
Hudson was replaced in May 2023 by former Berhalter assistant B. J. Callaghan, who would make his debut as interim head coach in the Nations League Finals' semifinal round against Mexico.[24] Callaghan called up a squad of players from European clubs, choosing to limit their playing time to the Nations League Finals and give them a longer break instead of reusing the same roster for the Gold Cup.[25] The United States earned a 3–0 victory against Mexico in the semifinal, which extended an unbeaten streak against their rivals to six matches. Pulisic scored late in the first half and in the opening minute of the second half before skirmishes broke out between players. Pepi added a third goal that was initially flagged as offside but granted following video review. Four players were shown red cards, including McKennie and Dest, and the match ended prematurely in stoppage time due to homophobic chants.[26][27]
Broadcasting
The Nations League final was broadcast on television in the United States on
Match
Summary
The United States entered the final missing several players: McKennie and Dest were suspended, while
Canada began the match with the majority of possession, but were vulnerable to counter-attacks from the United States. The first goal of the final came from a Reyna corner in the 12th minute that was headed in by Chris Richards from close range.[33] Folarin Balogun—who had recently joined the United States team—missed a header from a set-piece in the 28th minute but scored the team's second goal in the 34th minute. A turnover at midfield allowed Reyna to receive the ball and pass it forward into Balogun's run into the box.[33][34] A few minutes later, Canada had two chances to score that forced a pair of saves from Matt Turner and a clearance from Antonee Robinson.[34] Richards and Balogun both recorded their first international goals, becoming the first U.S. players to score their debut goal in a tournament final.[29][2] The United States entered half-time with a 2–0 lead.[34]
Reyna was replaced by
Details
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Post-match
The United States clinched their second consecutive Nations Leagues title and ninth international trophy;[2] as winners of the competition, they also won a $1 million cash prize for the tournament.[33][37] A month after taking over as interim head coach, Callaghan won his first trophy;[38] he remained as head coach until Berhalter's return after the 2023 Gold Cup.[39] With the victory, the United States also extended their home unbeaten streak against Canada to 22 matches, with their most recent loss in 1957 during qualifiers for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[38][40]
Atiba Hutchinson, Canada's captain, retired from international soccer after the match—his 104th appearance for the national team. Herdman attributed Canada's defeat to their lack of resources, as they only had four days to prepare for the tournament due to the financial issues that the Canada Soccer Association faced.[41]
Notes
- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
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