{"id":67046,"date":"2015-12-12T00:27:06","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T05:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=67046"},"modified":"2015-12-12T00:27:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T05:27:06","slug":"canada-beats-mexico-in-penalty-kicks-to-clinch-spot-at-u-20-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/12\/12\/canada-beats-mexico-in-penalty-kicks-to-clinch-spot-at-u-20-womens-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada beats Mexico in penalty kicks to clinch spot at U-20 Women\u2019s World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canada wins at the U-20 CONCACAF Championship! One more win and they’ll qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea.
(Photo from Wisconsin Women’s Soccer’s official Facebook page<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras \u2013 Victoria Pickett scored the deciding goal in penalty kicks as Canada clinched a berth at next year\u2019s FIFA under-20 Women\u2019s World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Mexico on Friday night at the CONCACAF U-20 championship.<\/p>\n

Bianca St. Georges, Vital Kats, Taylor Pryce, Mika Richards also had goals for Canada, which won 5-4 in penalty kicks.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you can imagine, I\u2019m so proud of the girls and the elation that they had,\u201d said Canadian coach Daniel Worthington.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think for them it\u2019s about enjoying the moment, and we need to reset for the final in two days time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada will face the United States in the tournament final on Sunday after the Americans routed host Honduras 7-0 in the other semifinal.<\/p>\n

It was a key save from Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster on Mexico\u2019s second penalty kick attempt that gave Canada an advantage on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe (Foster) came up big for us there with the save, but also the players that actually scored the goals came up for us strong,\u201d said Worthington.<\/p>\n

Mexico and Honduras still has another shot at obtaining a place at the U-20 World Cup that takes place from Nov. 13-Dec. 3, 2016 in Papua New Guinea. The winner of the third-place match, which also goes Sunday, will also qualify for the World Cup.<\/p>\n

The Canadians are four-time CONCACAF women\u2019s youth champions, twice at the U-20 level and once each at the U-17 and U-15 levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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