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Jamaica women earn World Cup trip over Panama on penalties

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jamaica earned a spot in next year’s Women’s World Cup on penalties after a 2-2 draw with Panama on Wednesday in the third-place at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament. Both teams were vying for a first-ever trip to soccer’s premier tournament. Panama still has a chance to qualify for the World Cup […]

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USWNT defeats Canada 2-0, wins Concacaf Women’s Championship

FRISCO, Texas — The United States women’s national soccer team clinched its sixth Concacaf title with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Canada in the championship match Wednesday night at Toyota Stadium. The win continued a period of dominance for the U.S. against its regional rival, having not lost a game to Canada since the 2001 […]

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USWNT books trip to 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, beats Jamaica 6-0

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Canada earns place in 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup with dominant victory over Panama

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”426″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] FRISCO, Texas — The Canada women’s national soccer team booked its place in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 7-0 victory over Panama in a Concacaf Women’s Championship semifinal matchup Sunday. The scoring started late with the stingy defensive effort from Panama. […]

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U.S. women’s national team looks to clinch World Cup berth against Jamaica

FRISCO, Texas — The United States women’s national team will look to clinch a spot in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup at 8 p.m. Sunday when it plays Jamaica in a Concacaf Women’s Championship semifinal match. The semifinals also include Canada and Panama in a 5 p.m. match. The winners of each match will […]

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Highlights: Jamaica beats Cuba 9-0 in Concacaf Women’s Championship

An emphatic 9-0 win Thursday night against Cuba sent Jamaica through to Sunday’s Concacaf Women’s Championship semifinals. Jamaica likely will finish second in Group B to Canada, which led Costa Rica 2-0 in the second half of the final group play match at the time of this report, to advance. Jody Brown scored a hat […]

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Highlights: Canada downs Costa Rica 3-1 in Concacaf Women’s Championship

Canada finished out group play Thursday night with a 3-1 win over Costa Rica to sweep Group B and advance to Sunday’s Concacaf Women’s Championship semifinals.  Janine Beckie scored first in the 25th minute, followed by 40th-minute Nichelle Prince goal to enter halftime up 2-0. Christine Sinclair then scored in the 57th minute to make […]

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USWNT clobbers Trinidad & Tobago 7-0, advances to Concacaf Women’s Championship semifinals

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Panama defeats Mexico 2-0 to advance in Concacaf Women’s Championship

CARY, N.C. — The Panama women’s national team needed a draw to advance out of the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship group stage, vying for its first-ever World Cup qualification.  Instead of settling for a tie, the young Central American team played to win, defeating Mexico for the first time in tournament history 2-0 at Sahlen’s […]

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Mexico takes down Trinidad & Tobago 4-1 in Concacaf Women’s Championship

The Mexican women’s national team recorded its first victory of the Concacaf Women’s Championship, eliminating Trinidad & Tobago in the process by winning 4-1. For the entirety of the first half, the match was a hotly contested affair. Trinidad & Tobago started well against its more experienced opponent and had some meaningful opportunities at the […]