USA beat Canada for 2024 Olympic berth, CONCACAF title
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
MONTERREY, Mexico, July 19 (AFP): The United States qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday by defeating Tokyo Olympic champions Canada 1-0 in the CONCACAF W Championship final.
Alex Morgan scored from the penalty spot in the 78th minute to seal victory as the reigning world champions avenged their upset loss to the Canadians in last year's Olympic semi-finals.
Morgan rifled a left-footed spot-kick into the bottom right corner of the goal after Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan, Morgan's club teammate on the San Diego Wave, dove the opposite way.
It was Morgan's 118th career goal for the US national squad.
The US won the penalty when Canada's Allysha Chapman fouled American Rose Lavelle in the area.