2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
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September 20 – December 5, 2023
Play-offs:
February 17, 2024
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | League stage: September 20 – December 5, 2023 Play-offs: February 17, 2024 |
| Teams | 34 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 86 |
| Goals scored | 353 (4.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Brenda Cerén  Melchie Dumornay (8 goals each) |
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The 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification competition, also known as the Road to CONCACAF W Gold Cup, was a women's football tournament that was contested by 34 of the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF. The competition decided six of the twelve participating teams of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, the inaugural edition of the W Gold Cup.
The league stage of the qualifying was played from September 20 to December 5, 2023, with the three League A group winners qualifying for the final tournament. Three additional teams qualified via the play-off round, contested on February 17, 2024, by the League A group runners-up and the League B group winners. These six teams joined the two CONCACAF teams qualified for the Olympics and four guests at the W Gold Cup, to be contested from February 20 to March 10, 2024.[1][2]
Tiebreakers
On December 10, 2020, the CONCACAF Council approved the structure and calendar of the competition. The qualification competition, known as the "Road to Concacaf W Gold Cup", began with the group stage, featuring 34 women's national teams of CONCACAF split into three leagues (A, B and C). Each league featured three groups, containing three teams each in League A, and four teams each in Leagues B and C. The teams in each group played against each other home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The top three teams in League A qualified directly for the W Gold Cup. The three group runners-up of League A and the three League B group winners participated in a play-off on February 17, 2024, to compete for the final three spots at the W Gold Cup. The play-offs were originally planned to take place in March 2024,[2] but were moved to February to accommodate the W Gold Cup final tournament also being moved (from June to February and March 2024).[3] The two CONCACAF women's national teams that qualify for the Summer Olympics in 2024 (the United States and Canada) received a bye directly to the W Gold Cup, skipping qualification.[2]
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Articles 12.3):[4]
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- lowest fair play points in all group matches:
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
- drawing of lots by CONCACAF.
Seeding
Schedule
The fixtures for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification competition were announced by CONCACAF on July 5, 2023.[8]
| Stage | Round | FIFA match window[9] |
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| League stage | Matchday 1 | September 20–26, 2023 |
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| Matchday 3 | October 25–31, 2023 | |
| Matchday 4 | ||
| Matchday 5 | November 29 – December 5, 2023 | |
| Matchday 6 | ||
| Play-offs | Play-off | February 17, 2024 |
League A
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Mexico |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 12 | Qualification for 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | — | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Advance to play-offs | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Mexico | 2–1 | Puerto Rico |
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | Puerto Rico |
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| Puerto Rico | 0–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Mexico |
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | Mexico |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Panama |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Qualification for 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Guatemala |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | Advance to play-offs | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | |
| 3 | Jamaica |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
| Panama | 2–3 | Guatemala |
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| Panama | 2–1 | Jamaica |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Costa Rica |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2 | +30 | 9 | Qualification for 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | — | 2–1 | 11–0 | |
| 2 | Haiti |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 | Advance to play-offs | 1–0 | — | 13–0 | |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | −54 | 0 | 0–19 | 0–11 | — |
| Haiti | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Costa Rica | 11–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–11 | Haiti |
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| Haiti | 13–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Haiti |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–19 | Costa Rica |
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League B
League C
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| 1 | Belize |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 18 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Aruba |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | Bonaire |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 7 | 1–5 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 1 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — |
| Bonaire | 0–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands | 0–5 | Aruba |
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| Belize | 3–0 | Bonaire |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands | 0–6 | Belize |
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| Bonaire | 3–1 | Aruba |
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| Belize | 3–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Aruba | 8–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands | 0–2 | Bonaire |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| 1 | Cuba |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Saint Lucia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 5–1 | |
| 3 | Guadeloupe |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | — |
| Saint Lucia | 1–2 | Cuba |
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| Guadeloupe | 1–5 | Saint Lucia |
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| Guadeloupe | 0–2 | Cuba |
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| Cuba | 3–0 | Guadeloupe |
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| Saint Lucia | 5–1 | Guadeloupe |
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| Cuba | 4–1 | Saint Lucia |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| 1 | Grenada |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | |
| 3 | Bahamas |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | 1–6 | 1–2 | — |
| Bahamas | 1–6 | Grenada |
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| Grenada | 4–0 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–0 | Bahamas |
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| Bahamas | 1–2 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0–2 | Grenada |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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| 1 | Curaçao |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 12 | — | 5–2 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Anguilla |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | 1–5 | — | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Cayman Islands |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |
| Anguilla | 3–1 | Cayman Islands |
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| Cayman Islands | 2–2 | Anguilla |
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| Cayman Islands | 0–2 | Curaçao |
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| Curaçao | 5–2 | Anguilla |
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| Anguilla | 1–5 | Curaçao |
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| Curaçao | 6–1 | Cayman Islands |
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Play-offs
The three group runners-up of League A and the three group winners of League B advanced to the play-offs (also known as the prelims). The six teams were divided into three pairings based on the December 2023 CONCACAF Women's Ranking. The single-leg matches took place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, United States on February 17, 2024, immediately prior to the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. The three winners qualified for the final tournament's group stage.[3]
Teams
| Team | Qualification | CONCACAF Ranking[12] |
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| Haiti |
Qualification League A Group C runners-up | 7 |
| El Salvador |
Qualification League B Group B winners | 9 |
 Guyana |
Qualification League B Group A winners | 11 |
 Dominican Republic |
Qualification League B Group C winners | 12 |
| Guatemala |
Qualification League A Group B runners-up | 15 |
| Puerto Rico |
Qualification League A Group A runners-up | 17 |
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Haiti |
0–1 | Puerto Rico |
| El Salvador |
3–1 | Guatemala |
| Guyana |
0–1 | Dominican Republic |
Matches
| Guyana | 0–1 | Dominican Republic |
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| Haiti | 0–1 | Puerto Rico |
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| El Salvador | 3–1 | Guatemala |
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| Cerén 19', 45+1', 69' (pen.) |
Report | Martínez 77' |
