2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

The Nations League Finals were contested by the four quarter-finals 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 March 20, and a third place play-off and final three days after on March 23, 2025.^[2]

In the CONCACAF Nations League Finals, if the scores are level at the end of normal time 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If the score is still level after extra time, the winner will be determined by a penalty shoot-out.^[2]

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Location of the host city of the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.

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SoFi Stadium, located in Inglewood, California, in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, was announced as the venue for the 2025 and 2027 CONCACAF Nations League Finals on October 9, 2024.^[1][3]

City	Stadium
Inglewood (Los Angeles Area)	SoFi Stadium
Capacity: 70,240

The four quarter-finals winners of League A qualified for the Nations League Finals.

Match	Winners	Date of qualification	Appearances		Previous best CNL Finals performance	Rankings
			Total	Last		CONCACAF Feb. 2025[4]	FIFA Dec. 2024[5]
QF1	Panama	November 18, 2024	3rd	2024	Fourth place (2023, 2024)	4	36
QF2	United States	November 18, 2024	4th	2024	Champions (2021, 2023, 2024)	2	16
QF3	Canada	November 19, 2024	2nd	2023	Runners-up (2023)	3	31
QF4	Mexico	November 19, 2024	4th	2024	Runners-up (2021, 2024)	1	19

The four teams were ranked based on their results in the two quarter-finals legs to determine the semi-final matchups. The first seed played the fourth seed and the second seed played the third seed.^[6]

Seed	QF	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	QF3	Canada	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
2	QF2	United States	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
3	QF1	Panama	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
4	QF4	Mexico	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3

Each national team had to submit a final squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers, no later than ten days before the opening match of the tournament. If a player presented medical reasons or became injured severely enough to prevent his participation from the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.^[2]

	Semi-finals				Final
	March 20 – Inglewood
	Canada	0
					March 23 – Inglewood
	Mexico	2
					Mexico	2
	March 20 – Inglewood
					Panama	1
	United States	0
	Panama	1
					Third place play-off
					March 23 – Inglewood
					Canada	2
					United States	1

All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) as listed by CONCACAF (local times are in parentheses).^[6]

The teams had faced each other 28 times previously, but this was their first-ever meeting at the CONCACAF Nations League.^[7][8] Their most recent meeting was a friendly game in October 2024, won 2–0 by the United States, which marked the debut of coach Mauricio Pochettino at the helm of the USMNT. Meanwhile, their most recent competitive meeting was a 2024 Copa América Group C match on June 27, 2024, where Panama won 2–1.^[9][10]

March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)

19:00 (16:00 UTC−7)

United States	0–1	Panama
	Report	Waterman 90+4'

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

United States

Panama

GK 1 Matt Turner RB 6 Yunus Musah CB 3 Chris Richards  72'  79' CB 13 Tim Ream (c) LB 19 Joe Scally CM 4 Tyler Adams CM 11 Tanner Tessmann  68' RW 8 Weston McKennie AM 10 Christian Pulisic  90' LW 21 Timothy Weah CF 9 Josh Sargent  68' Substitutions: FW 16 Patrick Agyemang  68' FW 12 Jack McGlynn  68' DF 20 Mark McKenzie  79' Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

GK 22 Orlando Mosquera CB 16 Carlos Harvey CB 5 Edgardo Fariña CB 3 José Córdoba RWB 2 César Blackman  80' LWB 15 Jorge Gutiérrez RM 6 Cristian Martínez  90+2' CM 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla CM 20 Aníbal Godoy (c) LM 7 José Luis Rodríguez  90+1' CF 17 José Fajardo  70' Substitutions: FW 18 Cecilio Waterman  90+6'  70' DF 19 Iván Anderson  80' FW 10 Ismael Díaz  90+1' MF 14 Janpol Morales  90+2' Manager: Thomas Christiansen

March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Canada	0–2	Mexico
	Report	Jiménez 1', 75'

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Attendance: 50,295^[13]

Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Canada

Mexico

GK 1 Dayne St. Clair RB 2 Alistair Johnston  33' CB 15 Moïse Bombito  18' CB 13 Derek Cornelius LB 19 Alphonso Davies (c)  22' CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio  80' CM 8 Ismaël Koné  67' RW 20 Ali Ahmed  67' AM 10 Jonathan David LW 21 Jonathan Osorio  60' CF 9 Cyle Larin  79' Substitutions: MF 14 Jacob Shaffelburg  60' MF 17 Tajon Buchanan  67' MF 6 Mathieu Choinière  67' FW 12 Tani Oluwaseyi  79' FW 11 Daniel Jebbison  80' Manager: Jesse Marsch

GK 1 Luis Malagón CB 2 Israel Reyes  71' CB 4 Edson Álvarez (c) CB 5 Johan Vásquez  43' RM 22 Roberto Alvarado CM 8 Carlos Rodríguez  54' CM 6 Érik Lira  89' LM 23 Jesús Gallardo RF 11 Santiago Giménez  80' CF 9 Raúl Jiménez LF 10 Alexis Vega  27'  54' Substitutions: FW 21 César Huerta  54' MF 7 Luis Romo  54' FW 16 Julián Quiñones  80' MF 18 Luis Chávez  89' Manager: Javier Aguirre

The teams had met in 43 previous matches, including three times at the CONCACAF Nations League (CNL) with one victory per side in the group stage of the 2019–20 League A and the United States' 2–0 triumph in the final of the 2022–23 edition.^[15][16] Their most recent meeting was a friendly game won 2–1 by Canada in September 2024.^[17]

March 23, 2025 (2025-03-23)

18:00 (15:00 UTC−7)

Canada	2–1	United States
Oluwaseyi 27' J. David 59'	Report	Agyemang 35'

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)

Canada

United States

GK 1 Dayne St. Clair RB 2 Alistair Johnston CB 15 Moïse Bombito  43' CB 13 Derek Cornelius LB 19 Alphonso Davies (c)  11' CM 6 Mathieu Choinière  87' CM 8 Ismaël Koné  67' RW 20 Ali Ahmed  87' AM 10 Jonathan David LW 17 Tajon Buchanan  66' CF 12 Tani Oluwaseyi  66' Substitutions: MF 23 Niko Sigur  11' FW 9 Cyle Larin  66' MF 14 Jacob Shaffelburg  66' MF 7 Stephen Eustáquio  87' MF 21 Jonathan Osorio  87' Manager: Jesse Marsch  54'

GK 1 Matt Turner RB 5 Maximilian Arfsten CB 20 Mark McKenzie CB 2 Cameron Carter-Vickers LB 19 Joe Scally  30'  46' CM 4 Tyler Adams  69' CM 8 Weston McKennie  69' RW 14 Diego Luna AM 10 Christian Pulisic (c)  69' LW 21 Timothy Weah CF 16 Patrick Agyemang  78' Substitutions: DF 17 Marlon Fossey  46' MF 11 Tanner Tessmann  69' FW 6 Yunus Musah  69' MF 7 Giovanni Reyna  90+6'  69' FW 23 Brian White  78' Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

The teams had met 30 times previously, including four CONCACAF Nations League (CNL) matches, all won by Mexico: 3–1 and 3–0 in the group stage of the 2019–20 League A, 1–0 in the third place play-off of the 2023 Finals and a 3–0 semi-finals win in the 2024 Finals, with the latter being their most recent encounter.^[18][19]

This was the third CNL final for Mexico, while Panama was the first Central American nation to reach the deciding match of the competition.^[20][21] The match crowned an unprecedented CNL champion after the elimination of the three-time defending champions United States in the semi-finals.^[22][23]

23 March 2025 (2025-03-23)

21:30 (18:30 UTC−7)

Mexico	2–1	Panama
Jiménez 8', 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Carrasquilla 45+2' (pen.)

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Attendance: 68,212^[24][25]

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Mexico

Panama

GK 1 Luis Malagón RB 2 Israel Reyes CB 3 César Montes CB 5 Johan Vásquez LB 23 Jesús Gallardo  90+6' RM 22 Roberto Alvarado CM 7 Luis Romo  63' CM 4 Edson Álvarez (c) LM 21 César Huerta  64' CF 11 Santiago Giménez  90+6' CF 9 Raúl Jiménez Substitutions: MF 18 Luis Chávez  63' FW 10 Alexis Vega  64' FW 17 Orbelín Pineda  90+6' DF 14 Jesús Angulo  90+6' Manager: Javier Aguirre

GK 22 Orlando Mosquera CB 16 Carlos Harvey CB 5 Edgardo Fariña  90+3' CB 3 José Córdoba RWB 2 César Blackman LWB 15 Jorge Gutiérrez RM 6 Cristian Martínez  75' CM 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla CM 20 Aníbal Godoy (c) LM 7 José Luis Rodríguez CF 18 Cecilio Waterman  62' Substitutions: FW 17 José Fajardo  62' MF 14 Janpol Morales  75' FW 10 Ismael Díaz  90+3' Manager: Thomas Christiansen

There were 9 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

4 goals

1 goal

CONCACAF announced the following squad as the best eleven of the Finals after the conclusion of the tournament.^[27]

Raúl Jiménez was named best player of the tournament, scoring four goals in the finals. Luis Malagón was named best goalkeeper, making four saves and one clean sheet.^[28]

Best XI

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Luis Malagón	Israel Reyes Moïse Bombito Johan Vásquez	Tyler Adams Edson Álvarez Aníbal Godoy Adalberto Carrasquilla	Jonathan David Cecilio Waterman Raúl Jiménez