Gotham FC vs Corinthians Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA Women’s Champions Cup | Semi-Final
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USA takes on Brazil as the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup winners Gotham FC face 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina champions Corinthians in this first semi-final
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- Gotham FC qualified for the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup by winning the 2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup, defeating Mexico’s Tigres UANL 1–0 in the final in May 2025. A decisive second‑half strike from Esther Gonzalez secured the title in the maiden edition of the competition.
- A total of seven Gotham players were named in the 2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup Best XI: defenders Lilly Reale, Emily Sonnett and Mandy Freeman; midfielders Midge Purce, Taryn Torres and Geyse; and Golden Ball winner Esther Gonzalez.
- Gotham remain in contention to retain their Concacaf W Champions Cup crown. Having progressed through the group stage of the 2025/26 edition, they will face Mexican side Club America in the semi‑finals in May 2026.
- Brazilian club Corinthians qualified for the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup as CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina champions, lifting the continental title for a record‑extending sixth time – and third in a row – by defeating Colombian side Deportivo Cali 5–3 on penalties following a 0–0 draw in the final in October 2025.
- At the 2025 Libertadores, Corinthians topped their group with two wins and a draw from three matches, scoring 13 goals and conceding just once. They defeated Boca Juniors 4–0 in the quarter‑finals and overcame fellow Brazilians Ferroviaria in an epic penalty shoot‑out in the semi‑finals before their shoot‑out success against Deportivo Cali in the final.
- Corinthians captain Gabi Zanotti finished as top scorer in the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina with six goals, including a hat‑trick in their quarter‑final victory over Boca Juniors.
Gotham FC vs Corinthians prediction
Newly crowned NWSL champions Gotham FC qualified for this tournament back in May of last year when they defeated Mexican side Tigres UANL 0-1 to win the Concacaf W Champions Cup for the first time in their history. Spanish international striker Esther Gonzalez scored the winner in that game and it was the first of two victories by a single goal for Gotham in major finals last season, after captain and USA midfielder Rose Lavelle struck late on in the NWSL Championship final to beat Trinity Rodman’s Washington Spirit. Lavelle was named MVP of the final and the Gotham captain will have a big role to play in this game.
It was also a memorable campaign for Corinthians, who secured a historic CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina ‘three-peat’ with victory on penalties over Deportivo Cali following a scoreless draw after extra time. It was a record sixth continental triumph for the Brazilian giants, who only a month earlier had finished champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A1 for a sixth straight season.
Notable in both continental finals were the lack of goals and Gotham’s attacking plans going into this semi-final are affected by the absence of Esther, who is currently on parental leave. Both these two sides are notoriously strong defensively, underlined by Gotham keeping clean sheets in both major finals they were involved in last season. Corinthians won’t want to take many risks from an attacking perspective that could leave them exposed at the other end of the pitch and it would be no surprise to see these two clubs cancel each other out. Therefore, it’s well worth backing under 2.5 goals scored across 90 minutes of this semi-final, regardless of who advances through.
Gotham FC vs Corinthians tip: Under 2.5 goals
