Ebony Salmon Revenge Tour

Happy Tuesday! The USWNT are CONCACAF winners for the ninth time and are headed to the 2024 Olympics! Ebony Salmon put on a show over the weekend and became the youngest player to score a hat trick in the NWSL.

Today's newsletter:

• International tournament news

• NWSL results and news

• News from around the world

AFCON (July 2-July 23)

Morocco and South Africa will face off in the finals of this year's Africa Cup of Nations. The game will be played July 23 at 4 PM EST. Nigeria and Zambia will play each other in the 3rd place game. That match will be played on July 22 at 4 PM EST.

South Africa defeated Zambia 1-0 in the semi-final game. South Africa was able to pull out the win in the 90+4' minute by converting a PK.

Morocco and Nigeria went to PKs after the game ended in a 1-1 draw. Morocco was able to win 5-4 on penalties. Rosella Ayane who plays for Tottenham scored the winning PK. The best part was she had no idea it was the winning shot. 

CONCACAF Championship (July 4- July 18)

The USWNT are CONCACAF champions! This is the ninth time that they have won the tournament. The win also means they are headed to the 2024 Olympics in Paris!

The United States had chance after chance all game long to score but just weren't able to convert until the 78' minute. Rose Lavelle drew a penalty and then Alex Morgan stepped up and converted from the spot. It wasn't the best the United States have ever looked in a tournament but they were still able to get the job done. Now the focus turns to preparing for the 2023 World Cup.

Jamaica defeated Costa Rica 1-0 in extra time of the 3rd place game. Kalyssa van Zanten scored in the 102' minute after Drew Spence played her a brilliant ball. Jamaica will now face Canada in a playoff series to see who will get the last CONCACAF 2024 Olympic spot.

Individual Awards:

• Golden Boot: Julia Grosso (Canada)

• Best Goal Keeper: Kailen Sheridan (Canada)

• Best Player: Alex Morgan (USA)

EUROS (July 6- July 31)

The quarterfinals are set! England, Austria, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, France, and Belgium have all advanced.

Results from match day 3 of 3

• N.Ireland 0-5 England

• Austria 1-0 Norway

• Finland 0-3 Germany

• Denmark 0-1 Spain

• Switzerland 1-4 Netherlands

• Sweden 5-0 Portugal

• Iceland 1-1 France (Iceland becomes the first team to not lose in the group stage but also not advance to the knockout stage)

• Italy 0-1 Belgium

Quarter-Final Games

• England v Spain (July 20 @ 3 PM EST)

• Germany v Austria (July 21 @ 3 PM EST)

• Sweden v Belgium (July 22 @ 3 PM EST)

• France v Netherlands (July 23 @ 3 PM EST)

The winner of the England/Spain game will play the winner of the Sweden/Belgium game. The winner of the Germany/Austria game will play the winner of the France/Netherlands game.

Golden Boot Race:

• Beth Mead (5)

• Alessia Russo (3)

• Alex Popp (3)

• Grace Geyoro (3)

• Romée Leuchter (2)

NWSL

The Ebony Salmon revenge tour has officially started. Salmon was recently traded from Louisville to Houston. She didn't get a lot of minutes in Louisville but is quickly proving she deserves minutes in this league. She will be fun to watch alongside Nichelle Prince, Rachel Daly, and María Sánchez.

Weekend Results:

• San Diego Wave 0-0 Racing Louisville

• Houston Dash 4-1 Chicago Red Stars

• Portland Thorns 5-0 Gotham FC

• Washington Spirit 0-0 Orlando Pride

• Kansas City 1-0 OL Reign

Current standings:

1. San Diego Wave

2. Portland Thorns

3. Chicago Red Stars

4. Houston Dash

5. Kansas City

6. OL Reign

7. Angel City

8. Orlando Pride

9. Gotham FC

10. Racing Louisville

11. Washington Spirit

12. NC Courage

The league will be off for a week to give players a break, including those who have been on international duty.

Other NWSL News:

• Tobin Heath made her OL Reign debut.

• San Diego Wave signed 17 year-old Jaedyn Shaw. Shaw had recently been training with the Washington Spirit but San Diego held her rights.

• Ali Krieger hit 150 regular season games in the NWSL

NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

• Lieke Martens is out of the euros after injuring her ankle

• Norway have sacked their head coach after an early exit from the euros. He had been in charge for the past 5.5 years.

• Katie Zelem extends her contract until 2024 with Manchester United

• Katja Snoeijs joins Everton on a free transfer. The Dutch international signed until June of 2024.

• Shanice Van De Sanden is returning to Liverpool after 5 years