U.S. women’s national soccer team on way to 2024 Paris Olympics after beating Canada for Concacaf championship title
had already qualified for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, along with Jamaica and Costa Rica.
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came in the semifinals at last summer’s Tokyo Olympics, and that didn’t sit well with the Americans.
Never mind that this is a vastly different team than the U.S. women had in Tokyo, with just nine players carrying over. The Americans aren’t used to losing and, when it does happen, they don’t take it well.
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They dominated Canada for much of the night, with Morgan, Sophia Smith, Lindsey Horan and Mallory Pugh all having good chances. Smith had two of the best opportunities, unable to convert with an open goal late in the second half and unable to dislodge the ball from Canada goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan on the goal line just before halftime.