2020 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

The 2020 CONCACAF Nations League Finals will be the final tournament of the 2019–20 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF. The tournament will be contested by the four group winners of Nations League A, and will consist of two semi-finals, a third place play-off, and final to determine the inaugural champions of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Not to be confused with 2020 CONCACAF Nations League Final, the final match of the Nations League.

2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 2021
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBC (in TBC host cities)

The tournament was originally to be held in United States from 4 to 7 June 2020. On April 3, 2020 the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 27 July 2020, CONCACAF announced that the Finals would be held in March 2021.[2]

Format

The Nations League Finals was to take place in June 2020 and contested by the four group winners of League A. The semi-final pairings, were determined by the group stage rankings (1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3) and the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, were announced on 9 March 2020.[3]

The tournament was take place over four days, with the first semi-final (which features the host team) on 6 June, the second semi-final also on 6 June, and the third place play-off and final on 9 June.[3]

The Nations League Finals were played in single-leg knockout matches. In the semi-finals and third place game, extra time is not played if tied after regulation, and the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, extra time is played if tied after regulation, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.11).[4]

Qualified teams

The four group winners of League A qualified for the Nations League Finals.

Group Winners Date of
qualification		 CONCACAF Rankings
August 2018[5]		 FIFA Rankings
TBD
A  United States (hosts) 19 November 2019 2 TBD
B  Mexico 15 November 2019 1 TBD
C  Honduras 13 October 2019 4 TBD
D  Costa Rica 17 November 2019 3 TBD

Seeding

The four teams were ranked based on their results in the group stage to determine the semi-final matchups.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 B  Mexico 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12
2 C  Honduras 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10
3 A  United States 4 3 0 1 15 3 +12 9
4 D  Costa Rica 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 6
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.9).[4]

Venues

The United States were officially confirmed as the tournament hosts on 9 March 2020.

Original venues

Matches were originally to be played at three venues in two cities in Texas, before the postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

  • BBVA Stadium was originally to host the first semi-final between Honduras and the United States on 4 June 2020, 18:30 CDT.
  • NRG Stadium was originally to host the second semi-final between Mexico and Costa Rica on 4 June 2020, 21:00 CDT.
  • AT&T Stadium was originally to host the third place play-off and final on 7 June 2020, 16:30 and 19:00 CDT.
Houston Arlington
BBVA Stadium NRG Stadium AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 22,039 Capacity: 72,220 Capacity: 105,000

New venues

The new venues have yet to be confirmed.

Squads

Bracket

In the semi-finals and third place game, extra time is not played if tied after regulation, and the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, extra time is played if tied after regulation, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.11).[4]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
March – TBC
 
 
 Honduras
 
March – TBC
 
 United States
 
Winner match 1
 
March – TBC
 
Winner match 2
 
 Mexico
 
 
 Costa Rica
 
Third place play-off
 
 
March – TBC
 
 
Loser match 1
 
 
Loser match 2

Semi-finals

Honduras vs United States
Honduras Match 1 United States
Report
TBD

Mexico vs Costa Rica
Mexico Match 2 Costa Rica
Report
TBD

Third place play-off
Loser match 1Match 3Loser match 2
Report
TBD

Final
Main article: 2020 CONCACAF Nations League Final
Winner match 1Match 4Winner match 2
Report
TBD

References
  1. "Suspension of the CONCACAF Nations League Finals in June 2020". CONCACAF. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "New Concacaf Qualifiers announced for regional qualification to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. "Texas to host first-ever CONCACAF Nations League Finals in June 2020". CONCACAF. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. "Regulations CONCACAF Nations League 2018/20 Edition" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. CONCACAF.
  5. "Concacaf Announces Updated September Ranking and Gold Cup Seeded Nations". CONCACAF.com. 31 August 2018.
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