{"id":19132,"date":"2022-07-19T12:59:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/uswnts-alex-morgan-shows-her-class-in-concacaf-w-championship-success\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T12:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:59:44","slug":"uswnts-alex-morgan-shows-her-class-in-concacaf-w-championship-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/uswnts-alex-morgan-shows-her-class-in-concacaf-w-championship-success\/","title":{"rendered":"USWNT’s Alex Morgan shows her class in CONCACAF W Championship success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MONTERREY, Mexico — In the end, it had to be Alex Morgan.<\/p>\n

The United States defeated Canada 1-0 on Monday at Estadio BBVA to win the CONCACAF W Championship and clinch a berth in the 2024 Olympics. It was the most convincing performance of the tournament from the Americans, one that oozed with the confidence that has defined the USWNT for generations.<\/p>\n

Still, the demons of failing to finish quality opportunities followed them into the final. Early pressure did not lead to any goals, and even tap-ins from inside the 6-yard box were repelled — Sophia Smith’s shot in the final seconds of the first half being kept out by goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan.<\/p>\n

But when Canada defender Allysha Chapman fouled Rose Lavelle in the box with less than 15 minutes to play, it was Morgan, who has been at the center of every major US moment of the past decade, who stepped up to the penalty spot and buried the kick for the only goal of the game.<\/p>\n