FRISCO, Texas — The U.S. Women’s Soccer team is in.
The Americans beat Jamaica 6-0 in a semifinal game of the Concacaf Women’s Championship on Sunday night at Toyota Stadium, clinching a spot in the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. The top three teams in the Concacaf tournament qualify under the rules of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
This will be the U.S. women’s eighth World Cup. They’ve never missed one, and they’re the defending champions. The tournament draw is Dec. 8, and play kicks off June 7 in Paris.
Tobin Heath and Alex Morgan scored two goals apiece to pace the U.S. It faces Canada in the Concacaf final on Wednesday, but each team already has clinched a World Cup berth. Canada beat Panama 7-0 Sunday.
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