World No. 1-ranked United States Women’s National Team secured a slot in the 2024 Olympics in Paris with a 1–0 victory over Canada in the finals of the CONCACAF W Championship (Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football region of FIFA) on July 18 in Monterrey, Mexico before 17,000 fans.
All of the top four teams, including third-place winner Jamaica with a 1–0 victory over Costa Rica, also qualified for next year’s W World Cup.
Alex Morgan scored on a penalty kick in the second half to avenge the team’s semi-final loss at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics—played last year due to Covid lockdowns—where Canada defeated the U.S for the first time in 20 years, 1–0, and went on to win the the gold medal….