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The provisional rosters for the Men’s National Teams of Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico and USA have been submitted ahead of the four nations competing in the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League (CNL) Finals in the first week of June.
The rosters have been selected and submitted by each of the team’s Member Associations and are published as such. In order to be eligible to play in the 2021 CNL Finals, all players are subject to and must fully comply with the criteria stipulated in the applicable FIFA player eligibility regulations.
The final 23-player rosters will be confirmed a week prior to the start of the competition. After the official announcement changes will only be allowed in the event of force majeure or injury, up until 24 hours before each team’s first match.
The semifinals on June 3 will see Honduras vs United States (7:30 pm ET) followed by Mexico vs Costa Rica (10:00 pm ET). The semifinal matchups were determined by the outcome of group stage play in the Fall of 2019, with the four League A winners qualifying for this exciting CNL Finals.
On June 6, the 3rd place match between the semifinal losers will kick off at 6:30 pm ET, followed by the final at 9:00 pm ET.
Tickets for the matches are on sale via Ticketmaster.com.
The CNL Finals will serve to crown the first-ever champion of a competition created to provide high-quality competitive football for all 41 CONCACAF Member Associations and maximize the official match dates available within the FIFA international calendar.
At the close of the first-ever CONCACAF Nations League group stage play in November 2019, United States (Group A winner), Mexico (Group B winner), Honduras (Group C winner) and Costa Rica (Group D winner) qualified to the Finals. Per the competition regulations, the teams were ranked 1-4 to determine the semifinal matchups, with the highest ranked team playing the lowest ranked team. The final standings are as follows:
1. Mexico (12 pts, +10)
2. Honduras (10 pts, +7)
3. USA (9 pts, +12)
4. Costa Rica (6 pts, +1)
Fans will be able to follow all the matches on CONCACAF’s partner networks, including Univision (USA-Spanish), Paramount+ (USA-English), Televisa (MEX), Tigo Sports (CRC and GUA), Televicentro (HON), One Soccer (CAN), Medcom | TVN (PAN), TCS (SLV), CSTN & Flow Sports (Caribbean-English) and other local partners.
2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals Schedule
*Kick off times listed in ET (local)
June 3, 2021 – Semifinals
19:30 (17:30) SF1: Honduras vs United States
22:00 (20:00) SF2: Mexico vs Costa Rica
June 6, 2021 – Third Place Match and Final
18:30 (16:30) 3rd: Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2
21:00 (19:00) F: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
