The 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals was the final tournament of the 2022–23 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. The event was held from June 15 to 18, 2023 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States, and was contested by the four group winners of League A.
The United States defeated Canada 2–0 in the final to secure a second consecutive CONCACAF Nations League title.
Format The CONCACAF Nations League Finals took place in June 2023 and was contested by the four group winners of League A. The tournament took place over four days and was played in single-leg knockout matches, consisting of two semi-finals on June 15, and a third place play-off and final three days after the second semi-final on June 18, 2023.
In the Finals, if the scores were level at the end of normal time: In the semi-finals and final, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If the score was still level after extra time, the winner was determined by a penalty shoot-out. In the third place play-off, extra time would not be played, and the winner would be determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Venue Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, within the Las Vegas Area, was announced as the venue for the event on March 20, 2023.
CityStadium Paradise (Las Vegas Area)Allegiant Stadium Capacity: 61,000
Qualified teams The four group winners of League A qualified for the Nations League Finals. Group Winners Date ofqualification CONCACAF RankingsMay 2023 FIFA RankingsApril 2023 A 1 15 B 5 58 C 4 47 D (host) 2 13
Seeding The four teams were ranked based on their results in the group stage to determine the semi-final matchups. The first seed played the fourth seed and the second seed played the third seed.
Squads
Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers, at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament. If a player became injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation from the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.
Bracket
All times are local, PDT (UTC−7).
Semi-finals
Panama vs Canada
GK 22Orlando MosqueraRB 2 César Blackman CB 3 Harold Cummings CB 4 Fidel EscobarLB 23Michael Amir Murillo RM 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla CM 10Yoel Bárcenas CM 16Andrés AndradeLM 20Aníbal Godoy (c) CF 18Cecilio Waterman CF 11Ismael DíazSubstitutions:DF 15Eric Davis MF 6 Cristian Martínez FW 9 Azarías Londoño MF 7 Jovani Welch MF 21César Yanis Manager: Thomas Christiansen GK 18Milan Borjan (c)RB 2 Alistair Johnston CB 5 Steven VitóriaCB 4 Kamal MillerLB 3 Sam Adekugbe RM 22Richie LaryeaCM 7 Stephen EustáquioCM 8 Ismaël Koné LM 17Cyle Larin CF 20Jonathan DavidCF 11Tajon Buchanan Substitutions:MF 21Jonathan Osorio FW 19Alphonso Davies DF 23Scott Kennedy MF 13Atiba Hutchinson FW 10Junior Hoilett Manager: John Herdman
Man of the Match: Jonathan David (Canada)
Assistant referees: Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica) Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua) Fourth official: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) Video assistant referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica) Assistant video assistant referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
United States vs Mexico
The match was temporarily stopped by the referee in the 90th minute due to homophobic chants from the Mexico fans. The referee initially allotted 12 minutes of stoppage time at the end of regulation, but he halted the match in the eighth minute of stoppage time amid more chants (though CONCACAF claimed the match was halted at the referee's discretion).
GK 1Matt TurnerRB 2 Sergiño Dest CB 12Miles Robinson CB 4 Chris Richards LB 5Antonee Robinson CM 8 Weston McKennie CM 6Yunus Musah RW 21Timothy Weah AM 7Giovanni Reyna LW 10Christian Pulisic (c) CF 20Folarin Balogun Substitutions:MF 14Luca de la Torre FW 9Ricardo Pepi DF 3Walker Zimmerman FW 11Brenden Aaronson DF 19Joe Scally Manager:B. J. Callaghan (interim) GK 13Guillermo Ochoa (c) CB 3 César Montes CB 22Víctor GuzmánCB 15Israel Reyes RM 19Jorge Sánchez CM 4Edson Álvarez CM 18Luis ChávezLM 23Jesús Gallardo RF 21Uriel Antuna CF 20Henry Martín LF 17Orbelín Pineda Substitutions:FW 9Ozziel Herrera FW 11Santiago Giménez DF 6Gerardo Arteaga MF 16Sebastián Córdova Manager: Diego Cocca
Man of the Match: Christian Pulisic (United States)
Assistant referees: David Morán (El Salvador) Juan Zumba (El Salvador) Fourth official: Walter López (Guatemala) Video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Assistant video assistant referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Third place play-off
GK 1 Luis Mejía CB 4 Fidel EscobarCB 3 Harold CummingsCB 5 Roderick Miller RWB10Yoel BárcenasLWB2 César BlackmanRM 17José FajardoCM 20Aníbal Godoy (c) CM 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla LM 11Ismael Díaz CF 19Alberto Quintero Substitutions:MF 6 Cristian Martínez FW 13Freddy Góndola FW 18Cecilio Waterman MF 7Jovani Welch Manager: Thomas Christiansen GK 13Guillermo Ochoa (c)RB 2 Julián Araujo CB 15Israel Reyes CB 5 Johan Vásquez LB 23Jesús Gallardo CM 14Érick Sánchez CM 7Luis Romo CM 18Luis ChávezRF 21Uriel Antuna CF 11Santiago Giménez LF 9 Ozziel Herrera Substitutions:FW 17 Orbelín Pineda FW 20 Henry Martín MF 8 Charly Rodríguez Manager: Diego Cocca Man of the Match: Jesús Gallardo (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica) Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) Video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Assistant video assistant referee: Shirley Perelló (Honduras)
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
Awards CONCACAF announced the following squad as the best eleven of the Finals after the conclusion of the tournament.
Christian Pulisic was named MVP of the tournament, having scored a total of three goals across the group stage and Finals. Matt Turner was named best goalkeeper.
Best XI Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Matt Turner Jesús Gallardo Chris Richards Steven Vitória Adalberto Carrasquilla Yunus Musah Alphonso Davies Giovanni Reyna Folarin Balogun Christian Pulisic Jonathan David
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