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MONTERREY: Jamaica secured a berth at the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Monday, while reigning world champion United States and Olympic champion Canada stayed unbeaten in the CONCACAF W tournament.

Jamaica’s Trudi Carter scored in the 26th minute, captain Khadija Shaw followed in the 59th and 70th and Drew Spence struck in the 79th as the “Reggae Girlz” defeated Haiti 4-0 to claim the last available semi-final berth at the tournament, and a spot in next year’s global football showdown in Australia and New Zealand.

US reserve Kristie Mewis scored in the 90th minute to give the Americans a 1-0 victory over 10-woman Mexico, who lost Jacqueline Ovalle to a red card for fouling Rose Lavelle in the 73rd minute. The win gave the United States the Group A crown.

Canada’s Jessie Fleming scored in the fifth minute and Sophie Schmidt followed in the 70th to produce a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica and gave their team the Group B title.

Two-time defending Women’s World Cup champion United States, Canada and Costa Rica had already qualified for next year’s World Cup by clinching spots in Thursday’s semi-finals, where the Americans will face Costa Rica and Canada will play Jamaica.

Panama and Haiti each finished third in group play to book berths in a February global qualifying event for three final Women’s World Cup berths.

Marta Cox scored in the 43rd minute to give Panama a 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.

The North American regional tournament is a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics as well.

The winner of next Monday’s CONCACAF final will secure a 2024 Paris Olympic berth. The runner-up and third-place teams will meet in a playoff next year to determine another Summer Games qualifier.

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GORI: The Republic of Ireland’s forward Katie McCabe fired a hat-trick and powered her side to thrash the hosts Georgia 9-0 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup UEFA Qualifiers, here on Monday.

In the qualification Group A fixture between Ireland and Georgia, the touring side displayed a dominant performance throughout the match as they strengthened their bid for the qualification into the biggest event.

The striker McCabe started the proceedings for Ireland as she netted the opening goal just six minutes into the game. The early lead then motivated Niamh Fahey to score her maiden goal in more than a hundred appearances for the national side.

Megan Connolly then soon made it three as she bundled home a corner in the 18th minute. Despite a flying start the touring side, however, got a bit sloppy in the field before McCabe struck again moments before the first half with an audacious dink.

The touring side did not seem to have eased out in the second half as they continued their domination over the home side as Louise Quinn bagged herself a couple before McCabe earned herself a hat-trick in the 75th minute.

With the platform set, the Irish debutant Abbie Larkin pounced on the opportunity as she also made it to the list of strikers by netting her first goal on her competitive debut. Denise O’Sullivan, on the other hand, made it just in time with an excellent spin.

Following this resounding victory, Ireland acquired the second spot in the Group A of the FIFA Women’s World Cup UEFA Qualifiers, while Georgia remained at the bottom.

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