For the U.S. women’s national team, the path to the Paris Olympics will include the debut of the Concacaf W Gold Cup and the return (and revamping) of the SheBelieves Cup.

The 2024 schedule kicks off in February with the inaugural Gold Cup tournament, which brings together teams from the North and South American federations. The USWNT will play three group-stage matches, and then could advance to the three-round knockout stage.

April brings the SheBelieves Cup, which will take a different format due to the Gold Cup taking its usual place on the calendar. Rather than four teams competing in a six-match round-robin format, the four teams will compete in a bracket, with two semifinals on April 6, and a championship match and a third-place match on April 9. The participants joining the USWNT have yet to be announced, but all will have participated in the 2023 World Cup.

The first half of 2024 also will feature two weeklong international breaks, starting May 27 and July 8. All of these competitions will lead up to the 12-team tournament at the Paris Olympics, which will run from July 25 through Aug. 10.

The end of the year will feature two more weeklong international windows, starting on Oct. 21 and Nov. 25.

Feb. 17–March 10: Concacaf W Gold Cup

  • Group stage — Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, Calif.
    • Feb. 20: USWNT vs. Guyana/Dominican Republic
    • Feb. 23: USWNT vs. Argentina
    • Feb. 26: USWNT vs. Mexico
  • Knockout stage
    • March 2 or March 3: Quarterfinals — BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
    • March 6: Semifinals — Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego
    • March 10: Championship — Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego

April 6–9: SheBelieves Cup

  • Semifinals — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
    • April 6: USWNT vs. TBD — 12:30 p.m. ET
    • April 6: TBD vs. TBD — 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Third-place match — Location TBD
    • April 9: Semifinal losers
  • Championship match — Location TBD
    • April 9: Semifinal winners

The U.S. women’s national team received its Concacaf W Gold Cup draw Monday night, with the USWNT set to face off against Argentina, Mexico and the winner of Guyana-Dominican Republic in Group A.

The first iteration of the Concacaf W Gold Cup will take place in 2024, with 12 countries set to compete. A total of 15 teams have been selected, with six set to compete in preliminary rounds before advancing to the group stage.

The tournament will run from Feb. 17 through March 10. The field will include eight countries from North America, governed by Concacaf, and four from South America, governed by CONMEBOL. All of the group-stage matches are taking place in Carson, Calif. (Group A), San Diego (Group B) and Houston (Group C).

The USWNT will open group play on Tuesday, Feb. 20, against the winner of the preliminary match between Guyana and the Dominican Republic. The USWNT next will face Argentina before finishing the group stage against Mexico.

Kickoff times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.

Group B features Brazil, Panama, Colombia and the winner of Haiti vs. Puerto Rico. Group C features Canada, Costa Rica, Paraguay and the winner of the El Salvador vs. Guatemala.

The bracket for the knockout round will be determined based on group-stage standings. Eight teams will advance from the 12-team group stage.

Concacaf W Gold Cup: USWNT schedule

  • Group stage
    • Feb. 20: USWNT vs. Guyana/Dominican Republic
    • Feb. 23: USWNT vs. Argentina
    • Feb. 26: USWNT vs. Mexico
  • Knockout stage
    • March 2 or March 3: Quarterfinals
    • March 6: Semifinals
    • March 10: Championship

The U.S. women’s national team will participate in the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup in 2024, starting with three group-stage games in seven days in February.

The USWNT will kick off its Gold Cup play on Feb. 20, and then will play its next two Group A contests on Feb. 23 and Feb. 26. All Group A matches will be held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., while Group B matches will be at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego and Group C at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.

Should the USWNT advance, the quarterfinals will be held on March 2 and 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Snapdragon Stadium, which hosted the 2023 NWSL final, will host the semifinals on March 6 and the championship match on March 10.

“San Diego and Snapdragon Stadium will be a tremendous host for our inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup Final, and I want to thank the city and the venue for their commitment to working with us to further grow women’s football in our region,” said Concacaf president Victor Montagliani said in a statement.

The USWNT became the first team to qualify for the new tournament, courtesy of its Concacaf W Championship victory in 2022. The complete draw for the tournament, which will decide the USWNT’s Group A opponents, will take place on Dec. 11.