Overview
- The title match kicks off Saturday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET at PayPal Park in San Jose, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
- Washington booked its spot by defeating Portland 2-0 as Gift Monday finished a coast-to-coast move and Croix Bethune added an insurance goal before a sellout crowd of 19,365.
- Trinity Rodman returned from an Oct. 15 Grade 1 MCL sprain as a 90th-minute substitute for the Spirit and narrowly missed a stoppage-time chance.
- Gotham edged defending champion Orlando 1-0 on a last-minute Jaedyn Shaw free kick to reach the final two years after lifting the 2023 NWSL trophy.
- Gotham’s run includes a quarterfinal upset of Shield winners Kansas City, while Washington survived its quarterfinal on penalties behind Aubrey Kingsbury’s shootout saves.