North America, Central America & Caribbean
The 2006 Women's Gold Cup acted as qualifier tournament for CONCACAF. The tournament finals took place between 19 November and 26 November 2006. USA and Canada received direct qualifying spots after contesting the final of the 2002 Gold Cup, while four other spots were determined through regional qualifying.
On November 22, 2006, United States and Canada qualified by virtue of winning their semifinal matches, while Mexico qualified for a play-off match with Japan after defeating Jamaica in the 2006 Gold Cup 3rd place match.
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