U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Mexico in final World Cup qualifying tuneuP

 

U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Mexico in final World Cup qualifying tuneuP

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In its final tuneup for the World Cup qualifying tournament, the U.S. women’s national team routed Mexico for the second time in five days, a 4-0 result Thursday before 5,680 at Sahlen’s Stadium in Rochester, N.Y. Amy Rodriguez, Megan Rapinoe and Tobin Heathscored in the first half and Alex Morgan tallied in the second.The Americans compiled a 12-0 scoring advantage in two friendlies with Mexico, the second-best side in the CONCACAF qualifiers next month.The U.S. qualifying schedule:Group playOct. 15: Trinidad & Tobago at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan., 8:30 p.m. ETOct. 17: Guatemala at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., 8:30 p.m.Oct. 20: Haiti at RFK Stadium in Washington, 7:30Knockout stageOct. 24: probable semifinal at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., 7:30Oct. 26: probable final at PPL Park, 6Three of eight CONCACAF teams will join host Canada in next year’s World Cup. The fourth-place side will face a South American team in a playoff for an additional berth. Various Fox outlets will provide live coverage of all 16 CONCACAF qualifiers.In the new FIFA rankings released Friday, the United States remains first, followed by Germany, Japan and France. (Mexico is 25th.)USA-MEX highlights: