Jamaica Through To Women's World Cup, As US And Canada Win
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published July 12, 2022 | 09:50 AM
Monterrey, Mexico, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Jul, 2022 ) :Jamaica secured a berth at the 2023 Women's World Cup on Monday, while reigning world champion United States and Olympic champion Canada stayed unbeaten in the CONCACAF W tournament.
Jamaica's Trudi Carter scored in the 26th minute, captain Khadija Shaw followed in the 59th and 70th and Drew Spence struck in the 79th as the "Reggae Girlz" defeated Haiti 4-0 to claim the last available semi-final berth at the tournament, and a spot in next year's global football showdown in Australia and New Zealand.
US reserve Kristie Mewis scored in the 90th minute to give the Americans a 1-0 victory over 10-woman Mexico, who lost Jacqueline Ovalle to a red card for fouling Rose Lavelle in the 73rd minute. The win gave United States the Group A crown.
Canada's Jessie Fleming scored in the fifth minute and Sophie Schmidt followed in the 70th to produce a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica and gave their team the Group B title.
Two-time defending Women's World Cup champion United States, Canada and Costa Rica had already qualified for next year's World Cup by clinching spots in Thursday's semi-finals, where the Americans will face Costa Rica and Canada will play Jamaica.
Panama and Haiti each finished third in group play to book berths in a February global qualifying event for three final Women's World Cup berths.
Marta Cox scored in the 43rd minute to give Panama a 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.
The North American regional tournament is a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics as well.
The winner of next Monday's CONCACAF final will secure a 2024 Paris Olympic berth. The runner-up and third-place teams will meet in a playoff next year to determine another Summer Games qualifier.
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