Olympic berth? Clinched. Qualifying tournament? Won. USWNT looking *dominant* heading to Tokyo 2020! 🥇
, the US women's soccer team will have yet another opportunity to prove themselves on the world stage: this time at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. A 4-0 victory over Mexico on Feb. 7 secured their spot at the Games, where
. They followed up the clincher with a 3-0 victory over Canada, winning the Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament with their usual style and dominance.sailing a long-range strike into the back of the net in the first five minutes. Nine minutes later, Samantha Mewis scored off a corner kick from forward Megan Rapinoe, floating the ball over the head of goalkeeper Emily Alvarado.
Against Canada, a scoreless first half featured close calls for both teams and one big save for US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who shut down a breakthrough by Christine Sinclair, the Canadian forward who just. The US began to generate momentum in the second half, culminating in a 60th-minute laser of a goal by Lynn Williams.
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