The NWSL Championship is coming to Washington (washingtonpost.com) The NWSL Championship is coming to Washington By Bailey Johnson 2026060312010400 Audi Field will host a championship match this fall. On Nov. 21, the NWSL Championship will be played in Washington, D.C., for the first time since 2022, when the Portland Thorns FC beat the Kansas City Current. The championship match has been held west of the Mississippi River — in San Diego, Kansas City and San Jose — for the past three years.