CHICAGO (July 24, 2014) – U.S. Soccer announced today that Toyota Park, home of the Chicago Fire, has been selected as one of four host cities in the United States for the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship, which will qualify three teams for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Chicago is joined by Kansas City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. as the venues for the tournament.
“We’re excited to welcome the top women’s teams in CONCACAF to Toyota Park,” said Chicago Fire Chief Operating Officer Atul Khosla. “We have hosted the U.S. Women’s National Team in the past and we look forward to providing our fans with another opportunity to see world class soccer live in the Chicagoland area. Especially as we share the city with the Chicago Red Stars, this is a great chance to increase support for the women’s game and grow all aspects of the sport as a whole.”
The tournament, which will take place from Oct. 15-26, features eight countries divided into two groups of four with the top two finishers in each group after round-robin play moving on to the semifinals. Toyota Park will host all eight teams for the Group A doubleheader matches on Oct. 17 and Group B matches on Oct. 18.
