MIAMI — Concacaf clubs and nations will be in action across several stages this week as the 2024 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship continues and the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics kick off.
Club soccer will also be in the spotlight this week as the Leagues Cup begins its second year with the participation of all 47 clubs from MLS and Liga MX. The tournament will decide three berths in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.
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The nominees of the 2024 Concacaf Awards will also be announced this week. Alphonso Davies of Canada and Khadija Shaw of Jamaica are the reigning men’s and women’s player of the year recipients, respectively.
Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship
The 2024 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship got underway last Friday and will feature matches every day this week until the group stage concludes on Saturday.
The second round of matches begins on Monday as the defending champions, the
United States, look to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals. El Salvador, Panama, and host Mexico also started their campaigns with three points and are the early candidates to contend for the trophy.
Matches will be broadcast through the Concacaf TV partners in each respective region. For kickoff times and additional match information, click here.
Paris 2024
The 2024 Summer Olympics kick off in Paris with two Concacaf representatives in the men’s and women’s tournaments. The men’s matches begin on Wednesday, July 24, and the women start on Thursday, July 25.
The United States will participate in both categories. Canada, gold medalists at Tokyo 2020, will aim for a second consecutive medal in the women’s category, while the Dominican Republic will make its debut in the men’s tournament.
Leagues Cup
The Road to the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup continues with the 2024 Leagues Cup. Every MLS team from Canada and the United States and Liga MX clubs from Mexico’s top division will compete in the month-long tournament.
This year’s Leagues Cup begins on Friday, July 26. The Final will be on Sunday, August 25.
Inter Miami CF were the 2023 winners and made their CCC debut earlier this year, making a run to the quarterfinals. Nashville SC also made its CCC debut by reaching the final of last year’s Leagues Cup and Philadelphia Union, who won the third-place match, assured its third CCC appearance in four years.
