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| Event | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 18 July 2022 (2022-07-18) | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio BBVA,Guadalupe | ||||||
| Referee | Katia García (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 17,247 | ||||||
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The2022 CONCACAF W Championship Final was anassociation football match betweenCanada and theUnited States that took place on 18 July 2022. The match determined the winner of the2022 CONCACAF W Championship atEstadio BBVA inGuadalupe,Mexico. It was the 11th final of theCONCACAF W Championship, a quadrennial tournament that consists of thewomen's national teams fromCONCACAF to determine the best women's football country inNorth America,Central America, andthe Caribbean.
Both countries had already qualified for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. However, the winner qualified directly for the2024 Summer Olympics and the2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, whereas the runner-up will play the third-placed team in atwo-leg play-off for both tournaments as the seeded team (home team in second leg).[1]
The final was the 34th meeting between the two countries, with theUnited States leading the all-time series againstCanada27–6–1.[2] However, the United States' lone loss to Canada came from the most recent result, a 1–0 loss in thesemi-finals of the2020 Summer Olympics.[3] The United States is also the most historically successful team in theCONCACAF W Championship, since they won 8 of the 10 previous championships, with Canada obtaining the other two.[4]
 United States | Round |  Canada | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
 Haiti | 3–0 | Match 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6–0 |
 Jamaica | 5–0 | Match 2 |  Panama | 1–0 |
 Mexico | 1–0 | Match 3 |  Costa Rica | 2–0 |
| Group A winners | Final standings | Group B winners | ||
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | Semifinals | Jamaica | 3–0 |
TheUnited States qualified for the2022 CONCACAF W Championship by placing in the top two of theFIFA Women's World Rankings.[5] The Americans were placed inGroup A along withHaiti,Jamaica, and hostsMexico.[6] The team is managed byVlatko Andonovski, who most notably coached the team to a bronze medal in the2020 Summer Olympics.[7] The United States began their run with a match against Haiti, who many experts predicted would be a 5–0 rout in favor of the US.[8][9] However, after two goals were made byAlex Morgan by the 23rd minute, the US struggled to accurately make their shots on goal, as the shots on target accuracy would be 29%.[10] However, their 3–0 win would soon be validated as Haiti made an upset against Mexico in a 3–0 win.[11]
The United States won against Jamaica in a 5–0 rout, thus securing their spot in theknockout stage and the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12] The match began with two goals bySophia Smith in the 5th and 8th minute, and rounded out in the 2nd half with the help ofRose Lavelle,Kristie Mewis, andTrinity Rodman.[13] In the last match of Group A, the United States was up against Mexico, who was underperforming relative to their projected placement in the tournament. However, Mexico put up a defensive fight against the United States, as they only conceded one goal in the 89th minute by Kristie Mewis.[14] The United States would finish the group stage by sweeping Group A.[15]
The United States played againstGroup B runner-upsCosta Rica in the semi-finals.[16] The United States began with a slow start, as the first goal did not come untilEmily Sonnett scored by rebounding the ball into the net in the 34th minute. The pace of the match continued the same as the first half came to a close, since the next goal came from the backheel ofMallory Pugh in the 45+4th minute. The match ended with a quick goal fromAshley Sanchez's attack in the 90+5th minute.[17] Although Costa Rica defended the United States well, there was little to no offense from the Costa Ricans, as there was only one shot in the 3–0 loss, which was not on goal.[18]
Canada qualified for the2022 CONCACAF W Championship by placing in the top two of theFIFA Women's World Rankings.[5] The Canadians were placed inGroup B along withCosta Rica,Panama, andTrinidad and Tobago.[6] The team is managed byBev Priestman, who most notably coached the team to a gold medal in the2020 Summer Olympics.[7] Canada began their run with a match against Trinidad and Tobago, which ended with a 6–0 domination against the Trinbagonians. The match did take a bit for the Canadians to adapt to, as there was only one goal scored byChristine Sinclair in the first half. However, Canada rolled out in the 2nd half with five goals and had thirteen shots on target.[19]
Canada began their next match of the group stage against Panama, which surprisingly led to a 1–0 win when experts predicted more goals from the Canadian side.[20] The most contributing factor was Panamanian goalkeeperYenith Bailey having five saves, withJulia Grosso scoring in the 64th minute as the only goal Bailey gave up.[21] Nevertheless, Canada secured their spot in theknockout stage and the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after this match.[22] The final match of the group stage was againstCosta Rica, which ended in a solid 2–0 defensive-oriented win. Two of the three shots on target ended in goals with the help ofJessie Fleming in the 5th andSophie Schmidt in the 69th minute.[23] Canada would finish the group stage by sweeping Group B.[15]
Canada played againstGroup A runner-upsJamaica in the semi-finals.[24] Canada secured the appearance in the final against the United States through a 3–0 win, that featured a healthy pace of goals. Canada's victory originated fromJessie Fleming's header in the 18th minute,Allysha Chapman's header with an assist fromAdriana Leon in the 64th minute, and a goal from Leon herself in the 76th minute.[25] Likewise to the offensive performance of Costa Rica against the United States, Jamaica showed little offense as there was only one shot in the entire game, which was not on target.[26]
The final was played atEstadio BBVA, a 51,000-seat stadium in theMonterrey suburb ofGuadalupe inMexico. The stadium – which opened in 2015 – features a pitch that is mostly used forassociation football; the only tenant forwomen's sports isC.F. Monterrey, which is a member of theLiga MX competition.[27] The venue was chosen for the final overEstadio Universitario, due to Estadio BBVA being more modern from its opening date.[28]International football activity outside offriendlies have never occurred prior to the2022 CONCACAF W Championship. However, the stadium is one of the three official Mexican venues for the2026 FIFA World Cup on the men's side.[29]
| 2022 CONCACAF W Champions |
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 United States Ninth title |
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