FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada

Both the USA and Mexico have qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 following 3-1 and 6-0 wins over both Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship.

Both clubs will meet to decide the regional title in the final, with yet another spot at Canada 2014 up for grabs to the club that happens to pull off a win in a third-place play-off the same day as the other matches.

Both teams played well during the group phase and managing to top their sections with 19 goals (each) and just one conceded between them.

That style of play continued in the last four, although Mexico had to pull off a come from behind win off a tough team from Costa Rica with goals from four different players.

The USA continues to dominant also being the most successful team in U-20 Women’s World Cup history and a side sure to be among the favourites in Canada later this year.

They (the USA) defeated Trinidad and Tobago with Lindsay Horan scoring four in a 6-0 triumph in which Summer Green and Savannah Jordan also found the back of the net.

Michelle French’s side have now scored 25 goals without reply at the CONCACAF finals.

In qualifying both Mexico and the USA become the ninth and tenth teams to take their place at Canada 2014.

This event will be played out between 5 and 24 August, joining China PR, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany and the hosts.

Exceptional soccer by these young Ladies.