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NWSL Championship returning to Audi Field in DC

Nbcwashington · · 221 words · By Gina Cook
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Soccer fans in the DMV won't have to travel too far to attend the National Women's Soccer League's championship game this year.

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What happened

Soccer fans in the DMV won't have to travel too far to attend the National Women's Soccer League's championship game this year.

Why it matters

The NWSL announced Wednesday the final match is returning to D.C.'s Audi Field, home of the Washington Spirit and Major League Soccer’s D.C.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “multiple events will take place in D.C., including the 2026 NWSL Awards, the NWSL Skills Challenge and Fan Fest”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the 2026 NWSL Awards, Skills Challenge, or Fan Fest locations.
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Claim 2: “Audi Field, home of the Washington Spirit and Major League Soccer’s D.C. United”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Audi Field is the home of D.C. United and the Washington Spirit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home of D.C. United, DC Power FC, Washington Spirit soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Field
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Washington, D.C., has major league sports teams, popular college sports teams, and a variety of other team and individual sports. The Washington metropolitan area is also home to several major sports …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_Washington,_D.C.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Washington Spirit are an American professional soccer team based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Spirit
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Claim 3: “the final match is returning to D.C.'s Audi Field... on Saturday, Nov. 21”
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Multiple web search results confirm the 2026 NWSL Championship is scheduled for November 21 at Audi Field.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a women's professional soccer league and the highest level of the United States soccer league system, alongside the USL Super League. The league comprises …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Women's_Soccer_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Temwa Chaŵinga (born September 20, 1998) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Malawi national t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temwa_Chawinga
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Utah Royals (formerly Utah Royals FC) are an American professional soccer team based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Royals
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Claim 4: “2022, when Portland Thorns FC defeated the Kansas City Current to capture the club’s third league title”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Wikipedia and other sources confirm that Portland Thorns FC defeated Kansas City Current 2-0 at Audi Field in 2022 to win their third league title.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Portland Thorns FC is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Thorns_FC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 NWSL Championship was the ninth edition of the NWSL Championship, the championship match of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and took place on October 29, 2022. Portland Thorns FC w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_NWSL_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Portland Thorns FC season is the team's fourteenth season as a professional women's soccer team. Thorns FC play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Portland_Thorns_FC_season
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Claim 5: “The NWSL announced Wednesday the final match is returning to D.C.'s Audi Field”
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Two independent web search results confirm that the NWSL announced on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) that the championship is returning to Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2019 season is Washington Spirit's seventh season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The season is the first to be led by ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Washington_Spirit_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home of D.C. United, DC Power FC, Washington Spirit soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Field
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Washington Spirit are an American professional soccer team based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Spirit
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Claim 6: “It's the second time Audi Field has hosted the championship since 2022”
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Web search results state that the 2026 game marks the second time Audi Field has hosted the championship since 2022. This is further supported by the fact that the 2022 final was held there.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the 14th season for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_National_Women's_Soccer_L…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home of D.C. United, DC Power FC, Washington Spirit soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Field
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Washington Spirit are an American professional soccer team based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Spirit
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Claim 7: “For the last three years, the game was held on the West Coast”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the locations of the championship games for the three years preceding 2026.
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