Canada thumped El Salvador 9-1 Saturday (April 22) to comfortably win its qualifying group and book its ticket to the CONCACAF WomenB次元官网网址檚 Under-20 Championship.
Canada and El Salvador had both won their three previous games ahead of SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 decider in the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament. But the Canadians, with a goal difference of plus-31 compared to plus-13 for the Central Americans, needed just a draw to win the group and make the full tournament field.
The 32 teams at the qualifying event have been split into six groups for round-robin play. The group winners move on to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship May 24 to June 3 in the Dominican Republic, joining the pre-qualified U.S. and Mexico.
The Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama and Puerto Rico have already qualified.
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Olivia Smith, Kayla Briggs, Amanda Allen and Annabelle Chukwu each scored twice for Canada, with Florianna Jourde adding a single. Faith Fenwick was in goal for the Canadians.
Elizabeth Johannes scored for El Salvador.
The top three teams at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship will represent North and Central America and the Caribbean at next yearB次元官网网址檚 FIFA U-20 WomenB次元官网网址檚 World Cup.
SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 game was delayed 2 1/2 hours and moved to Felix Sanchez Stadium in Santo Domingo due to inclement weather affecting Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal.
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Canada outscored its opposition 40-1 in four games. The Canadians opened play with a 15-0 win over Martinique before downing St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12-0 and Cuba 4-0.
Canada has qualified for eight of the 10 previous FIFA U-20 WomenB次元官网网址檚 World Cups, finishing runner-up to the U.S. in 2002 when Canada hosted the event.
The Canadian Press
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