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– Alex Morgan’s 78th-minute penalty sealed the USA’s place at the 2024 Olympics as they beat Canada 1-0 in the Concacaf W Championship final.
– Morgan netted her 118th international goal after Allysha Chapman fouled American Rose Lavelle in the area.
– Victory in Mexico avenged the world champions’ shock defeat by Canada in last year’s Olympic semi-finals.
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– Canada, the reigning Olympic champions, will face Jamaica next year for the other Concacaf spot at Paris 2024.
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THE @USWNT ARE THE @CONCACAFW CHAMPIONS 🏆🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/pz8bMRnYqV
— Attacking Third (@AttackingThird) July 19, 2022
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Congratulations @USWNT 🇺🇸 on qualifying for all 3 tournaments! 👏 pic.twitter.com/hXjSIlopxj
— Concacaf W (@ConcacafW) July 19, 2022
– Jamaica qualified for the Olympic play-off by winning the W Championship’s third-place match, as Kalyssa van Zanten scored in the 102nd minute to give them a 1-0 extra-time victory over Costa Rica.
– Morgan only returned to international duty with the USA in June after an eight-month break that she says helped her “mentally and physically”.
– “I feel like I’m in form, and some of the younger players are able to look up to the older players,” she said.
– “It always feels good to be called a champion. So this game means a lot to us. It’s always going to mean a lot. Canada gave us a run for our money. But we prevailed and feel good about the performance.”
🇺🇸 🎙️ “This is just another step forward. We’ve qualified for the Olympics. We’ve qualified for World Cup, so we have more big games this year.” – @alexmorgan13 after #CWC 2022 Championship game against Canada.@USWNT pic.twitter.com/tzVPkNkx0P
— Concacaf W (@ConcacafW) July 19, 2022
– All four W Championship semi-finalists have secured places at the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
