The North Carolina Courage will face Gotham FC at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 2, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ in a must-win matchup to earn a potential postseason berth.
The Courage announced today that it’s expecting a sellout with over 9,000 tickets sold for First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, which has an official capacity of 10,000.
The Courage enter
Decision Day in ninth place in the standings with 32 points, but can jump into the final playoff spot with a win and Racing Louisville dropping points in their final match against Bay FC.
A Manaka Matsukubo hat trick against Bay FC this past weekend has kept the team’s playoff hopes alive with a must-win match against Gotham FC and some help from Bay FC as they face Racing Louisville, who currently hold the final playoff spot with two more points than the Courage.
At 21 years, 81 days old, Manaka officially became the youngest NWSL player to record a hat-trick.
