Mexico, The U.S. women\u2019s national team will play Canada in the final of the CONCACAF W Championship for a spot in the 2024 Olympics.<\/P>
The United States beat Costa Rica 3-0 in the semifinals Thursday night on goals from Emily Sonnett, Mallory Pugh and Ashley Sanchez.<\/P>
Canada downed Jamaica 3-0 in the late game to advance to earn the other spot Monday night in the championship.<\/P>
The four teams had already qualified for the region\u2019s berths at the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup as the top finishers in the group stage.<\/P>
The winner of the W Championship additionally earns one of the region\u2019s spots in the Olympics.<\/P>
The U.S. team extended its shutout streak in World Cup or Olympic qualifying matches to 32 games.<\/P>
The United States have won the past two World Cups, but the Americans are heading into next summer\u2019s tournament in Australia and New Zealand with a different look.<\/P>
Coach Vlatko Andonovski has focused on developing young talent since winning the bronze medal at last year\u2019s Olympics, and up-and-coming players including Sophia Smith and Mallory Pugh have cracked the starting lineup.<\/P>
A few veterans remain, including Alex Morgan and Becky Sauerbrunn, who both started on Thursday.<\/P>
Morgan had the team\u2019s best chances early on. One of her opportunities, a left-footed shot, went wide left in the 13th minute.<\/P>
Defender Sonnett broke through with her first international goal in the 33rd minute.<\/P>
Pugh scored her first goal of the tournament in first-half stoppage time \u2014 with a backheel assist from Rose Lavelle \u2014 to give the United States a 2-0 lead at the break.<\/P>
Sanchez capped the victory with her goal in stoppage time. Casey Murphy got the starting nod in goal for the United States.<\/P>
For Costa Rica, Noelia Bermudez made the first start of the tournament in goal. Costa Rica won its first two group-stage matches before falling to Canada 2-0 on Monday.<\/P>
Jessie Fleming scored for Canada in the 18th minute of the late game at Estadio Universitario. The conditions were muggy, with temperatures in the mid-90s at the start of the night.<\/P>
Allysha Chapman added a goal on a header in the 64th minute. It was her first international goal since 2015. Adriana Leon scored in the 76th.<\/P>
In addition to the four direct berths in the World Cup, the third-place finishers in the two groups at the W Championship, Panama and Haiti, advanced to an intercontinental playoff in February in New Zealand.<\/P>
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Source: Bahrain News Agency<\/P>
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