USA qualifies for 2024 Olympics with victory over Canada
Alex Morgan scored a penalty in the 78th minute as the US women’s national team qualified for the 2024 Olympics by defeating Canada 1-0 in the final of the CONCACAF Women’s Championship in Guadalupe, Mexico.
It was Morgan’s pass to Rose Lavelle that led to defender Allysha Chapman clipping Lavelle on the right side of the box. Morgan then stepped to the spot to score her 118th international goal in her 196th game.
Canada will play Jamaica in a September 2023 play-off to determine CONCACAF’S second representative in the Paris Olympics.
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The US, Canada, Jamaica and Costa Rica had already qualified for the 2023 World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand by advancing to the Women’s Championship semi-finals.
The US are the two-time defending World Cup champions.