Alex Morgan on target as USA edge Canada in CONCACAF W Championship final to qualify for Paris 2024

By Shintaro Kano
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Four-time Olympic champions get payback, 1-0, in a rematch of the Tokyo 2020 semi-final. Canada head to play-off for Paris versus third-place Jamaica.

Alex Morgan broke the deadlock from the spot midway through the second half as USA defeated Canada 1-0 in the CONCACAF W Championship final on Monday (18 July) to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Morgan converted a penalty in the 78th minute after Rose Lavelle was brought down by Allysha Chapman as the United States defended the continental title in Monterrey, Mexico, winning the tournament for a ninth time.

Tokyo 2020 champions Canada head to the play-in for Paris where they will face third-place Jamaica, who earlier beat Costa Rica 1-0 after extra time.

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