Canada too good for Guatemala

Mariah Shade of Trinidad & Tobago (left) battles for the ball with Guyana’s Otesha Charles in their Concacaf women’s Olympic qualifier at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas (USA), on Tuesday. Trinidad & Tobago won 5-1. (Photo: AFP)

Rebecca Quinn and Nichelle Prince each scored three goals and Canada routed Guatemala 10-0 on Tuesday night to advance to the semi-finals at the Concacaf women’s Olympic qualifying tournament.

Canada, ranked no. 11 in the world, will face Costa Rica in the first semifinal at BBVA Compass Stadium on Friday night, followed by the top-ranked United States against Trinidad and Tobago. The winners will earn a berth at this year’s Olympics in Brazil.

Earlier Tuesday, Trinidad & Tobago defeated Guyana 5-1 in the qualifying tournament for the North and Central American and Caribbean region.