Shell Energy Stadium dressed in W Gold Cup marketing banners for its first doubleheader W Gold Cup game. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
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Canada and El Salvador pose for team photos and national anthems. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
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El Salvador fan supporting their team. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
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El Salvador fans fill up nearly half of the stadium on February 23, 2024. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
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Paraguay celebrate its goal against Costa Rica. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
A group of young soccer fans enjoy both W Gold Cup games at Shell Energy Stadium. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
El Salvador fans make their way into the stadium seats. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
A blue color fills the seats at Shell Energy Stadium in support of the women’s El Salvador team. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
El Salvador fans singing the national anthem. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
Match between Canada and El Salvador during the Group C W Gold Cup games. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
Canada celebrates first goal against El Salvador in the first five minutes.
W Gold Cup referee at the Canada vs El Salvador mach. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
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El Salvador fan supporting their team. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
Canada scored its second goal against El Salvador in the W Gold Cup on February 22, 2024. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
El Salvador fan supporting their team.
El Salvador fan supporting their team. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
El Salvador fan supporting their team. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
El Salvador fan supporting their team. (Photo Credit: Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media)
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Houston’s Shell Energy Stadium lit up its bright lights for the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup during Thursday’s doubleheader games.
The two featured games were Paraguay and Costa Rica, where during the first game Paraguay scored and won 1-0, and El Salvador and Canada.
Later that night, the stadium’s black, blue and orange seats were filled with El Salvador fans for the second game against Canada, one of the tournament’s strongest teams. Among chants and cries, the El Salvador team lost against Canada 6-0.
The next set of games will take place Sunday between Paraguay vs Canada at 4 p.m. and Costa Rica vs El Salvador at 7 p.m.
