The U.S. women's national team won the CONCACAF W Championship 1-0 over Canada on Monday night to secure one of the region's spots in the 2024 Olympics.
Canada's Julia Grosso, left, receives a trophy from the FIFA President Gianni Infantino after the CONCACAF Women's Championship final soccer match in Monterrey, Mexico, on July 18, 2022. Alex Morgan never gets tired of winning championships, even after so many titles already.
As FIFA President Gianni Infantino watched from a private box, the United States finally broke a stalemate when Rose Lavelle was fouled in the box and Morgan fooled Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan on the penalty. It was Morgan's 118th overall career goal. The game was a rematch of the Olympic semifinal a year ago in Tokyo. Canada edged the United States 1-0 on a late penalty kick to advance to the final, its first victory over the Americans in 20 years.
The United States has changed since the Olympics, and Morgan is now one of the older players on the roster surrounded by up-and-coming talent like forward Sophia Smith and Mallory Pugh. She made another in the 45th, with an assist from teammate Kadeisha Buchanan, on Smith's scramble to score at the goal line. Smith had another chance in the 64th, but it went wide."I think what I was most pleased with is, after you get that penalty call, the bounce back from the group after that, they showed that they were willing to do anything to get the result back. So we gave it everything and that's all you can ask," Canada coach Bev Priestman said.
Costa Rica had perhaps the best opportunity in the first half when Melissa Herrera faced Jamaica goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer alone, but her shot when wide left.
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