Daily News (Los Angeles)

CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfin­als set

- — Damian Calhoun

The USWNT will face Colombia on Sunday at BMO Stadium in the quarterfin­als of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

At the conclusion of play in all three groups, the top two teams in each group and the next two thirdplace finishers were seeded, based on most points to the fewest.

The USWNT, which finished second in Group A, is the fourth seed and will face fifth-seeded Colombia in the second quarterfin­al Sunday at 5:15 p.m. at BMO Stadium.

The first game Sunday at 2 p.m. will feature No. 3 Mexico against No. 6 Paraguay.

The first day of quarterfin­als at BMO Stadium is Saturday. Top-seeded Canada will face No. 8 Costa Rica at 4 p.m., followed by No. 2 Brazil against No. 7 Argentina at 7:15 p.m.

The semifinals are March 6 at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.

• Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended one match for making an alleged offensive gesture during a Saudi Arabia league game while playing for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.

The suspension was announced in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the match took place.

Footage on social media appeared to show Ronaldo cupping his ear and repeatedly thrusting his hand forward near his pelvis, seemingly aimed at rival Al Shabab supporters. The incident occurred on Sunday after Al Nassr beat Al Shabab 3-2.

In the background were chants of “Messi.” Lionel Messi is Ronaldo's longstandi­ng soccer rival.

While the incident was not captured by television cameras, criticism of the 39-year-old Portugal striker was swift.

Al Nassr's next match is today.

Ronaldo, who moved to the Riyadh-based club in December 2022, has a league-leading 22 goals.

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