Toronto to host home half of Canada's women's soccer Olympic qualifier vs. Jamaica

06.07.2023 - 18:27 cbc.ca

The Canadian women's soccer team will face Jamaica in a two-game series in September with a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Canada, the defending Olympic champion, will travel to Kingston, Jamaica, for the opening match on Sept. 22 and will host the second leg in Toronto four days later.

The winner of the cumulative goals series will advance to the Olympic tournament. Canada and Jamaica qualified for this phase of qualifying by finishing second and third respectively at last summer's CONCACAF W Championship. WATCH | Sinclair expects victory at World Cup: Canada defeated Jamaica 3-0 in the semifinals of that tournament before falling 1-0 too the United States in the final.

The Canadians beat Sweden (1-1, 3-2 penalty kicks) at the Tokyo Games to claim their first gold medal after claiming bronze at the previous two Olympics.

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