2025 CONCACAF Nations League final

2025 CONCACAF Nations League final
SoFi Stadium, the host venue for the final
Event2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
DateMarch 23, 2025 (2025-03-23)
VenueSoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California, United States
RefereeMario Escobar (Guatemala)
Attendance68,212

The 2025 CONCACAF Nations League final was a soccer match to determine the winner of the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League. The match was the fourth final of the CONCACAF Nations League, an international tournament contested by the men's national teams representing the member associations of CONCACAF, which covers North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]

Venue

The match was played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, United States.[2][3]

Route to final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral site).

Panama Round Mexico
Opponent Result Quarter-finals Opponent Result
 Costa Rica 0–1 (A) Leg 1  Honduras 2–0 (A)
 Costa Rica 2–2 (H) Leg 2  Honduras 0–4 (H)
Opponent Result Nations League Finals Opponent Result
 United States 0–1 (A) Semi-finals  Canada 0–2 (N)

Panama

Panama advanced to the final via the path above.

Mexico

Mexico advanced to the final via the path above.

Match

Summary

Details

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

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:[6]
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Walter López (Guatemala)
Fifth official:
Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
Video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)

Match rules[7]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

Notes

  1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions during the game, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time (Regulations Article 12.19).

References

  1. ^ "Concacaf confirms Nations League Semifinals matchups and schedule". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium awarded 2025 and 2027 Concacaf Nations League Finals". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Calhoun, Damian (October 10, 2024). "SoFi Stadium to host 2025 and 2027 CONCACAF Nations League Finals". www.dailynews.com. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  4. ^ García Méndez, Sebastián (March 23, 2025). "México es campeón de la Liga de Naciones de la CONCACAF por primera vez; Raúl Jiménez vuelve a ser el héroe" [Mexico is CONCACAF Nations League champions for the first time; Raul Jimenez is the hero again] (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  5. ^ Garcia, Arturo (March 23, 2025). "Fin del maleficio: Raúl Jiménez le da el título de la Nations League a México" [End of the jinx: Raúl Jiménez gives Mexico the Nations League title] (in Spanish). California: Tribuna. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  6. ^ Da Silva, Alexander (March 23, 2025). "Panamá-México: La final del SoFi parte II" [Panama-Mexico: The SoFi Final Part II] (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "CONCACAF Nations League Regulations 2024" (PDF). CONCACAF. April 17, 2024 [Approved on March 2024]. Retrieved April 30, 2024.