Canadian women's soccer team tops Jamaica, will face U.S. in CONCACAF W Championship final

Canada will face the U.S. on Monday with Olympic qualification on the line after dispatching Jamaica 3-0 in the CONCACAF W Championship semifinal Thursday night.

Jessie Fleming scored in the first half and substitutes Allysha Chapman and Adriana Leon added second-half goals for the Olympic champion Canadian women, setting up another showdown with the top-ranked Americans. The two North American rivals have each won four straight while not conceding a goal in reaching the championship game at the eight-team tournament.

The sixth-ranked Canadians held the upper hand all match and the score could have been more lopsided had it not been for Jamaican goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer, who plays for England's Tottenham.

The U.S. blanked No. 37 Costa Rica 3-0 in the earlier match at Estadio Universitario, outshooting Las Ticas 15-2 (7-0 in shots on target).

Canada and the U.S. have met in five of the previous 10 CONCACAF women's finals, with the U.S. winning all five. But the Canadians beat the Americans 1-0 in the Tokyo Olympic semifinal — on a Fleming penalty — en route to claiming gold last summer. The U.S. went on to win bronze.

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The Canadian women won the CONCACAF tournament in 1998 and 2010, beating Mexico in the final both times. The Americans have won the other eight editions, including the last two.

All four CONCACAF W semifinalists booked their ticket to the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand by virtue of making the tournament final four. Haiti and Panama, who placed third in their respective groups, move on to a World Cup intercontinental playoff.

The CONCACAF champion qualifies for both the 2024 Paris Olympics and the inaugural CONCACAF W