Canadian women earn Olympic berth

Canadian women earn Olympic berth

Published Jan. 27, 2012 12:00 a.m. ET

The Canadian women's soccer team earned the 11th of 12 berths at the London Olympics on Friday, beating Mexico 3-1 in a CONCACAF qualifying game.

Christine Sinclair scored her 128th and 129th international goals, moving her past Germany's Birgit Prinz and tying her for third with U.S. striker Abby Wambach. Sinclair trails only Mia Hamm (158) and Kristine Lilly (130).

Sinclair scored in the 15th and 76th minutes. Melissa Tancredi had a goal in the 23rd for Canada, and Veronica Perez scored for Mexico in the 67th.

The United States claimed a spot in the Summer Games earlier Friday with a 3-0 win over Costa Rica. The only spot left goes to Oceania, where New Zealand is expected to qualify.

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It was the third straight Olympic qualifying tournament in which Canada and Mexico faced off with a berth at stake. Mexico won in 2004, Canada in 2008.

The US and Canada will play in the tournament's championship game Sunday. With the Olympic berths already decided, the game will essentially be for bragging rights.

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