2021 CONCACAF Nations League Final

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The 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Final was a soccer game where the winners of the match would win the final tournament of the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. It was the first final of the CONCACAF Nations League.

The match was originally scheduled to be held on June 7, 2020 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, United States.[1] On April 3, 2020, the final tournament was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On July 27, 2020, CONCACAF announced that the Nations League Finals would be held in March 2021,[3] though on September 22, 2020 CONCACAF announced that the tournament was again rescheduled until June 2021.[4]

The United States won the game 3–2 after extra time to become the first champions of the CONCACAF Nations League.[5][6]

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  1. "Texas to host first-ever CONCACAF Nations League Finals in June 2020". CONCACAF. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. "Suspension of the CONCACAF Nations League Finals in June 2020". CONCACAF. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. "New Concacaf Qualifiers announced for regional qualification to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. "CONCACAF Nations League Finals rescheduled for June 2021". CONCACAF. September 22, 2020. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. Tenorio, Paul (June 7, 2021). "Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath send USMNT to Nations League title over Mexico". The Athletic. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  6. "U.S. edge Mexico in thrilling style to win first CNLF". CONCACAF. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.