U.S. Women's Soccer Secures Trip to Tokyo Olympics | Faces Canada Sunday

Sam Mewis, center, with Rose Lavelle and Megan Rapinoe after the Americans’ first goal against Mexico.Credit...Chris Carlson/Associated Press via NYTimes

The United States women’s national team secured a trip to the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-0 shutout of Mexico on Friday night, February 7, 2020. The win positions the World Cup champions to redeem themselves from their humiliating quarterfinal loss at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.

The New York Times writes:

The United States will face Canada, which claimed the region’s other spot in the Tokyo Games with a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in Friday’s first semifinal, in Sunday’s championship game. But regardless of how that goes, the team’s first job under its new coach, Vlatko Andonovski — qualifying for Tokyo — is now a box ticked.