What is the Concacaf W Championship? How the USWNT can qualify for the 2027 World Cup

The Americans face El Salvador on Nov. 27 in the Concacaf W Championship quarterfinals , an eight-team tournament that awards World Cup berths and determines which other teams from the region will join Team USA at the 2028 Olympics. The Concacaf W Championship is a women's national team tournament that serves as the region's qualifying competition for the World Cup and the Olympics. Concacaf is the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, the regional governing body that includes the United States, Canada and Mexico.