Shaw, Leon, Ovalle head up W Gold Cup Best XI

MIAMI, Florida – The 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup has concluded following the 1-0 victory for the United States over Brazil in Sunday’s Final.

There were many excellent individual performances over the course of the tournament, yet these 11 players stood out the most at their respective positions.

Goalkeeper

Alyssa Naeher, United States – Naeher finished the tournament as the winner of the Best Goalkeeper Award with eight saves, five clearances and three clean sheets. Her finest moment was saving three penalty kicks in the 3-1 penalty shootout win versus Canada.

Defenders

Karen Luna, Mexico – Luna did it at both ends for Mexico. She scored a pair of goals and had an assist, while making two steals and three clearances.

Rafaelle, Brazil – Rafaelle completed more than 92 percent of her passes in helping Brazil allow just two goals in the tournament. She also had a goal, an assist and seven clearances.

Rebeca Bernal, Mexico – Bernal reached double-digits both on shots (10) and clearances (10), while also making eight steals and scoring a goal.

Ashley Lawrence, Canada – Lawrence amassed nine steals during the tournament and completed nearly 85 percent of her passes. She also had an assist.

Midfielders

Yasmim, Brazil – Yasmim was seemingly in the build-up of every Brazil goal and finished the tournament with two scores from seven shots.

Lindsey Horan, United States – Horan got better with every game, the exclamation point being her winning goal in the Final against Brazil. She had three goals from 15 shots in the tournament, while making five steals and contributing an assist.

Jessie Fleming, Canada – It was another top-notch tournament for Fleming, who chipped in two assists and made 10 steals in five games for Canada.

Forwards

Jaedyn Shaw, United States – The 19-year-old earned Best Player Award honors for her four goals. She also helped on the defensive end with four steals.

Adriana Leon, Canada – Leon finished the W Gold Cup as the winner of the Top Scorer Award with six goals in five games, including five in the group stage. She had two assists as well.

Jacqueline Ovalle, Mexico – Ovalle enjoyed a marvelous tournament, leading Mexico to the semifinals on the strength of her five goals from 16 shots, plus two assists, two steals and a clearance.