Mexico miss chances as Argentina battle to a draw in Group A opener
February 21 – Mexico and Argentina opened the W Gold Cup group rounds with an entertaining 0-0 draw at the Dignity Health Stadium in Carson, Los Angeles.
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US set to debut new look and a youthful style in their Gold Cup opener
February 20 – Twila Kilgore, interim head coach of the USA women’s team who kick off their campaign in the inaugural W Gold Cup tonight at the Dignity Health Stadium in Carson, Los Angeles says that the pressure of being favourites is a privilege.
Mexico look to carry 2023 form into W Gold Cup opener against a ‘building’ Argentina
February 20 – Mexico open the group stages of the W Gold Cup today against Argentina at the Dignity Health Stadium in Carson, Los Angeles with what could be the key deciding game for group position right at the start of the campaign.
Concacaf powers up sponsorship with multi-year Aramco deal
February 19 – On the eve of the W Gold Cup kick off, Concacaf has agreed to a multi-year partnership with global energy and chemicals company Aramco.
Ceren hattrick sees El Salvador beat Guatemala and head into group stages
February 18 – El Salvador bumped past Guatemala 3-1 with a hattrick by Brenda Ceren to secure the last slot in Group C of the W Gold Cup.
Martinez heroics as Puerto Rico stun Haiti to take Group B slot
February 18 – Puerto Rico stunned Haiti with a 1-0 win to take them through to the group stages of the W Gold Cup and matches against Brazil, Colombia and Panama beginning next week in San Diego.
Dominican Republic secure W Gold Cup group slot with Guyana play-off win
February 17 – Dominican Republic beat Guyana 1-0 at Dignity Health Park in Carson, California, in the first tie of the W Gold Cup preliminary rounds. to qualify for the group stages of the W Gold Cup, and an opening match against the USA.
W Gold Cup kicks off Saturday with triple header group play-in at Dignity Health Park, LA
February 16 – The inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup kicks off tomorrow in Carson, Los Angeles, with a triple header play-in for the final three slots in the groups stage that kicks off next Tuesday (February 20), also at the Dignity Health Sports Park.
OneSoccer will stream W Gold Cup despite Mediapro and CSB spat
February 13 – While the spat between Mediapro and Canadian Soccer Business (CSB), the sponsorship and broadcast rights holder for Canada’s national teams and leagues, isn’t over, the OneSoccer streaming service that looked on the brink of closure will continue.
Snapdragon Stadium
The Snapdragon stadium will be host to the semi-finals and the final of the first ever W Gold. It will also be used for all Group B games.
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
The BMO Stadium, formerly Banc of California Stadium, is a 22,000 capacity soccer specific stadium in the Exposition Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles.
Dignity Health Sports Park
The Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, greater Los Angeles, opened the tournament with a triple header of play-in matches on February 17, followed three days later by the opening of the tournament proper and the USA’s opening game.
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
Home to MLS side the Houston Dynamo and the Houston Dash in the National Women’s Soccer League, the 22,039-capacity Shell Energy (formerly the BBVA Compass Stadium) was built as a soccer-specific stadium but has been used for lacrosse, rugby, and concerts.
Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico qualified from their Nations League A group with a win and a draw against Trinidad and Tobago, but lost twice to Mexico. Their win over Haiti in the preliminary round play-off was a seismic result.
What to expect
With a team based primarily around US-based college players, and with very little experience of international football, they did well to reach the preliminary round, but their 1-0 win over Haiti who had qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup was as an act of giant killing.