Mar 4, 2024 - News

Women's soccer semis at Snapdragon: What to watch

Kate Murphy

US women's soccer player Jaedyn Shaw takes a corner kick. — USWNT forward Jaedyn Shaw also plays for the San Diego Wave. Photo: Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF via Getty Images

The field is set for the semifinals tomorrow at the inaugural Concacaf Women's Gold Cup games at San Diego's Snapdragon Stadium.

State of play: The U.S. Women's National Team, ranked second in the world, will face 10th-ranked Canada at 7:15pm in this knockout round. Mexico will take on Brazil at 4pm.

The winners will play in the finals Sunday, also at Snapdragon, for the chance to lift this tournament's first trophy.
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Why it matters: Team USA, Canada and Brazil qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, so this tournament provides a pitch for players, especially young talent, to prove they deserve spots on those rosters.

The intrigue: It'll be home turf for San Diego Wave/USWNT players Alex Morgan, Naomi Girma, Abby Dahlkemper and Jaedyn Shaw, and goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan for Canada.

Who to watch: 19-year-old Shaw is a rising star on Team USA's front line.

She has put away three goals this tournament, while becoming only the second player in USWNT history to score in each of her first three starts.

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