The U.S. ladies got their vengeance on Canada. And an Olympic area to go with it.
Alex Morgan transformed a charge in the 78th minute to provide the USWNT a 1-0 success over Canada in the Concacaf champion videogame on Monday night. The Americans certified for the Paris Games in 2024 with the win, while the ruling Olympic champs will now play third-place Jamaica in September 2023 for Concacaf’s staying area.
Both the USWNT and Canada had currently certified for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, along with Jamaica and Costa Rica.
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The USWNT has long controlled its next-doorneighbors to the north, losing to the Canadians simply 4 times. But one of those losses — the veryfirst in 20 years — came in the semifinals at last summertime’s Tokyo Olympics, and that didn’t sit well with the Americans.
Never mind that this is a significantly various group than the U.S. ladies had in Tokyo, with simply 9 gamers bring over. The Americans aren’t utilized to losing and, when it does occur, they puton’t take it well.
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They controlled Canada for much of the night, with Morgan, Sophia Smith, Lindsey Horan and Mallory Pugh all having great opportunities. Smith had 2 of the finest chances, notable to transform with an open objective late in the 2nd half and notable to dislodge the ball from Canada goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan on the objective line simply inthepast halftime.
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