December 13 – Concacaf is increasing its Nations League B and C divisions to incorporate a ultimate 4 competitors, beginning with the 2026/27 version.
At the moment solely League A has a Finals competitors, which sees the highest 4 certified groups compete in a centralised venue, enjoying semi-finals, a third-place play-off and a ultimate.
The finals have been performed thrice and the US have personal every version in Denver, Las Vegas and Houston. In 2025 the finals will likely be performed on the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in March.
Whereas the Concacaf Gold Cup continues to be the confederation’s blue riband males’s nationwide workforce occasion, the depth of the primary three editions of the Nations League finals have instantly established them as a key occasion in Concacaf’s competitors construction.
The addition of the ultimate 4 format and the qualification course of to creating the finals will deliver added competitiveness and profile to Leagues B and C and the nations competing.
Concacaf president Victor Montagliani mentioned: “The introduction of the Concacaf Nations League in 2018 remodeled males’s nationwide workforce soccer in Concacaf. The year-round match has allowed all Member Associations to constantly play significant and aggressive matches and attempt to achieve their subsequent stage. All of this has led to elevated publicity of groups and gamers internationally.
“With the thrilling addition of centralized Finals for Leagues B and C, each league will now crown its personal champion and supply an unprecedented alternative for all 41 Member Associations to compete for a trophy.”
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