USWNT scores late winner to end Mexico’s World Cup hopes

Kristie Mewis scored within the 89th minute towards 10-player Mexico for a 1-0 victory within the ultimate Group A match of the CONCACAF W Championship in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico, on Monday.

America girls’s nationwide group gained the Group A with 9 factors (3-0-0). Jamaica (2-1-0, six factors) got here in second following a 4-0 victory over Haiti (1-2-0, three factors) on Monday. Mexico (0-3-0, no level) got here in final place and was eradicated from competition for the 2023 Ladies’s World Cup.

Within the semifinals on Thursday, the U.S. will play Costa Rica whereas Jamaica will face Canada. The ultimate is July 18. The 4 semifinalists are assured of berths in subsequent 12 months’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, whereas the third-place group finishers, Haiti and Panama, are headed for FIFA interconfederation playoffs searching for World Cup bids.

Mewis was on the aim line to knock in along with her knee a rebound of the shot by Emily Sonnett earlier than goalkeeper Itzel Gonzalez might attain the ball.

Mexico went down a participant within the 73rd minute when Lizbeth Ovalle was issued a pink card after a video evaluate for her problem on Rose Lavelle. Ovalle bought her studs into Lavelle’s ankle.

The U.S. shortly after almost took benefit when Alex Morgan made a near-post run on a nook kick by Megan Rapinoe, however her header sailed previous the far publish.

Mexico bought its solely pictures on aim towards Casey Murphy within the 87th minute by Jimena Lopez.

The U.S. had already achieved the primary of two targets for the match: By incomes a top-two end in Group A, they have been assured of a spot within the subsequent World Cup. The U.S. group is the two-time defending World Cup champion.

The opposite goal is profitable the CONCACAF W Championship to obtain the automated berth within the 2024 Summer season Olympics.

Whereas the U.S. wanted a win or draw to complete first within the group heading into the semifinals, the Mexicans have been in desperation mode after losses to Jamaica (1-0) and Haiti (3-0). They wanted a victory to probably earn a berth in an interconfederation playoff.

Mexico performed an impressed first half and bought a bit early luck when the US’ Margaret Purce despatched a shot from the proper facet by the Mexican aim field and off the far publish within the fifteenth minute.

Supply: espn.co.uk