2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship#Final

{{Short description|Fifth edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

| year = 2020

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| other_titles =

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| country = United States

| dates = 28 January – 9 February 2020

| num_teams = 8

| confederations = 1

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion_other = {{fbw|USA}}

| count = 5

| second_other = {{fbw|CAN}}

| matches = 15

| goals = 77

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{fbwicon|CAN}} Jordyn Huitema {{nowrap|(7 goals)}}

| player = {{fbwicon|USA}} Christen Press

| goalkeeper = {{fbwicon|CAN}} Stephanie Labbé

| fair_play = {{fbw|USA}}

| prevseason = 2016

| nextseason = 2024

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The 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fifth edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which women's national teams from the North, Central American and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. CONCACAF announced on 5 November 2019 that the United States would host the tournament between 28 January to 9 February 2020.{{cite news |location=Miami |url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/article/united-states-set-to-host-2020-concacaf-women-s-olympic-qualifying-tournament |title=United States Set to Host 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |website=CONCACAF |date=5 November 2019 |access-date=5 November 2019 }}

The top two teams qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Japan as the CONCACAF representatives.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=9/news=oc-for-fifa-competitions-approves-procedures-for-the-final-draw-of-the-2907924.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914215739/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=9/news=oc-for-fifa-competitions-approves-procedures-for-the-final-draw-of-the-2907924.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2017|title=OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup|publisher=FIFA.com|date=14 September 2017}} The United States were the defending champions.

Qualification

{{details|2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification}}

The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/article/draw-results-revealed-for-concacaf-women-s-olympic-caribbean-qualifiers|title=Draw results revealed for Concacaf Women’s Olympic Caribbean Qualifiers|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=29 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/article/draw-results-revealed-for-concacaf-women-s-central-american-olympic-qualifiers|title=Draw results revealed for Concacaf Women’s Central American Olympic Qualifiers|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=30 July 2019}}

Regional qualification tournaments were held in Central America and Caribbean to determine the five teams joining Canada, Mexico and the United States at the final tournament.

=Qualified teams=

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

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width=180px| Team

!width=180px| Qualification zone

!width=120px data-sort-type="number"| Appearance

!width=360px| Previous best performance

!width=100px| Previous women's Olympic appearances

align=left| {{fbw|CAN}}

|align=center| North America (automatic)

|align=center| 5th

|align=center| Runner-up (2008, 2012, 2016)

|align=center| 3

align=left| {{fbw|MEX}}

|align=center| North America (automatic)

|align=center| 5th

|align=center| Runner-up (2004)

|align=center| 1

align=left| {{fbw|USA}} {{small|(title holders)}}

|align=center| North America (automatic)

|align=center| 5th

|align=center| Winner (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)

|align=center| 6

align=left| {{fbw|CRC}}

|align=center| Central America Group A

|align=center| 5th

|align=center| Semi-finals (2012)

|align=center| 0

align=left| {{fbw|PAN}}

|align=center| Central America Group B

|align=center| 2nd

|align=center| Group stage (2004)

|align=center| 0

align=left| {{fbw|SKN}}

|align=center| Caribbean Group A

|align=center| 1st

|align=center| N/A

|align=center| 0

align=left| {{fbw|JAM}}

|align=center| Caribbean Group B

|align=center| 2nd

|align=center| Group stage (2008)

|align=center| 0

align=left| {{fbw|HAI}}

|align=center| Caribbean Group C

|align=center| 2nd

|align=center| Group stage (2012)

|align=center| 0

Venues

The three venues were announced during the draw ceremony on 7 November 2019.

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Houston

! Edinburg, Texas

! Carson, California

BBVA Stadium

| H-E-B Park

| Dignity Health Sports Park

Capacity: 22,039

| Capacity: 9,735

| Capacity: 30,510

File:PNC Stadium Skyline View.jpg

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Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 7 November 2019, 14:30 EST (UTC−5), at the Mediapro Studio in Miami, Florida, United States.

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams.{{cite news |location=Miami |url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/article/houston-edinburg-and-los-angeles-selected-as-host-cities-for-2020-concacaf-women-s-olympic-qualifying-tournament |title=Houston, Edinburg and Los Angeles Selected as Host Cities for 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |publisher=CONCACAF |date=7 November 2019 |access-date=7 November 2019}} The teams were seeded into four pots for the draw. Pot 1 contained the United States, seeded in Group A as the host nation. The remaining teams were allocated to the pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings of 27 September 2019 (shown in parentheses below).{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHkEhxTQes |title=Official Draw {{!}} 2020 Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying |publisher=CONCACAF |date=7 November 2019 |access-date=7 November 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/rank/ranking_20190927/#CONCACAF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021154814/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/rank/ranking_20190927/#CONCACAF |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |title=The FIFA Women's World Ranking – 27 September 2019 |publisher=FIFA |date=27 September 2019 |access-date=7 November 2019}}

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!style="width:25%"|Pot 1

!style="width:25%"|Pot 2

!style="width:25%"|Pot 3

!style="width:25%"|Pot 4

*{{fbw|USA}} (1) {{small|(position A1)}}

  • {{fbw|CAN}} (7) {{small|(position B1)}}

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  • {{fbw|MEX}} (27)
  • {{fbw|CRC}} (38)

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  • {{fbw|JAM}} (51)
  • {{fbw|PAN}} (56)

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  • {{fbw|HAI}} (73)
  • {{fbw|SKN}} (134)

Squads

{{main|2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship squads}}

Group stage

The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.

All times are local, CST (UTC−6).{{cite web|url=https://res.cloudinary.com/concacaf-production/image/upload/v1578438388/concacaf-prod/assets/2020_Women_s_Olympic_Qualifying_Schedule_14.pdf|title=2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Schedule|publisher=CONCACAF}}

=Tiebreakers=

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:{{cite web|url=https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/regulations-for-the-olympic-football-tournaments.pdf?cloudid=vpmqxgj1z19zqwirsz3t|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518111332/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/regulations-for-the-olympic-football-tournaments.pdf?cloudid=vpmqxgj1z19zqwirsz3t|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2020|title=Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020|publisher=FIFA.com}}

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

=Group A=

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|referee = Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

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|referee = Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/game-detail/509680

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|referee = Francia González (Mexico)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/game-detail/509683

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=Group B=

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|win_JAM=1 |draw_JAM=0 |loss_JAM=2 |gf_JAM=7 |ga_JAM=10

|win_SKN=0 |draw_SKN=0 |loss_SKN=3 |gf_SKN=0 |ga_SKN=24

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|name_MEX={{fbw|MEX}}

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|name_SKN={{fbw|SKN}}

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|referee = Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)

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|referee = Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

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Knockout stage

All times are local, PST (UTC−8).

=Bracket=

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|RD2=Final

|7 February – Carson|{{fbw|CAN}}|1|{{fbw|CRC}}|0

|7 February – Carson|{{fbw|USA}}|4|{{fbw|MEX}}|0

|9 February – Carson|{{fbw|CAN}}|0|{{fbw|USA}}|3

}}

=Semi-finals=

The semi-final winners qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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|time = 16:00

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|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbw|CRC}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson

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|referee = Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

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|time = 19:00

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|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbw|MEX}}

|goals1 =

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|stadium = Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson

|attendance = 11,292{{cite news |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/02/2020-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-uswnt-4-mexico-0-match-report-stats-standings |title=U.S. Women's National Team Qualifies for 2020 Olympic Games with 4–0 Victory Over Mexico |website=USSoccer.com |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |date=7 February 2020 |access-date=8 February 2020}}

|referee = Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/game-detail/509688

}}

=Final=

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|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CAN}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbw|USA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson

|attendance = 17,489{{cite news |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/02/2020-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-final-uswnt-3-canada-0-match-report-stats |title=U.S. Women's National Team Wins 2020 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament with 3–0 Victory Over Canada |website=USSoccer.com |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |date=9 February 2020 |access-date=11 February 2020}}

|referee = Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

|report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/game-detail/509689

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Goalscorers

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Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/article/concacaf-announces-the-2020-cwoq-individual-awards |title=CONCACAF announces the 2020 CWOQ individual awards |work=CONCACAF |date=10 February 2020 |access-date=11 February 2020}}

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Award

! Winner

Golden Ball

| {{fbwicon|USA}} Christen Press

Golden Boot

| {{fbwicon|CAN}} Jordyn Huitema

Golden Glove

| {{fbwicon|CAN}} Stephanie Labbé

Fair Play Award

| {{fbw|USA}}

CONCACAF also released a "Best XI" of the tournament.{{cite tweet |author=CONCACAF |user=Concacaf |number=1227333243122462721 |date=11 February 2020 |title=Best of the Best: Here is the Best XI of CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying |access-date=11 February 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211232506/https://twitter.com/Concacaf/status/1227333243122462721 |archive-date=11 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/four-canadians-named-concacaf-best-11-olympic-qualifying/|title=Four Canadians named to CONCACAF Best 11 at Olympic qualifying|website=Sportsnet|date=12 February 2020|access-date=9 March 2021}}

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style="width:25%;" | Goalkeeper

! style="width:25%;" | Defenders

! style="width:25%;" | Midfielders

! style="width:25%;" | Forwards

style="vertical-align:top;"

| {{fbwicon|CAN}} Stephanie Labbé

| {{fbwicon|CAN}} Kadeisha Buchanan
{{fbwicon|CAN}} Ashley Lawrence
{{fbwicon|CRC}} Stephannie Blanco
{{fbwicon|USA}} Crystal Dunn

| {{fbwicon|CRC}} Raquel Rodríguez
{{fbwicon|HAI}} Nérilia Mondésir
{{fbwicon|USA}} Lindsey Horan

| {{fbwicon|CAN}} Jordyn Huitema
{{fbwicon|MEX}} Renae Cuéllar
{{fbwicon|USA}} Christen Press

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament.

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Team

! Qualified on

! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1

{{fbw|CAN}}{{dts|2020|2|7|addkey=1|format=dmy}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/canada-book-ticket-to-tokyo-2020|title=Canada and USA book Concacaf's tickets to Tokyo 2020|publisher=FIFA.com|date=8 February 2020}}3 (2008, 2012, 2016)
{{fbw|USA}}{{dts|2020|2|7|addkey=2|format=dmy}}6 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)

:

1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Controversy

  • In the 19th minute of the group stage match between the United States and Haiti, Haiti's Roseline Éloissaint scored a header from a corner kick. However, the assistant referee signalled that Éloissaint was at an offside position, and Éloissaint's goal was subsequently disallowed.{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/01/29/uswnt-haiti-olympic-qualifying-press-rapinoe-andonovski |title=USWNT Pulls Away From Haiti in Olympic Qualifying Opener |author=Avi Creditor |date= 28 January 2020 |website=SI.com |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=5 July 2022 |quote=}} According to the Laws of the Game, there was no offside offense since Éloissaint received the ball directly from a corner kick.{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5371a6dcc42fbb44/original/d6g1medsi8jrrd3e4imp-pdf.pdf |title=Laws of the Game 20/21 |website=DigitalHub.fifa.com |publisher=FIFA |access-date=5 July 2022 |quote=}}

References

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