US women win Four Nations Tournament in China

US women win Four Nations Tournament in China

Published Jan. 25, 2011 1:08 p.m. ET

United States won the Four Nations Tournament after beating China 2-0 on Tuesday in the final game of the warmup event for the Women's World Cup this summer in Germany.

The U.S. team won the title because it won by a bigger margin than Canada's earlier 1-0 victory over Sweden.

Carli Lloyd scored in the 31st minute for the Americans, and Amy Rodriguez made it 2-0 in the 68th.

Christine Sinclair scored in the 32nd minute in Canada's win.

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China missed out on qualifying for the World Cup and is now trying to secure a spot at the 2012 London Olympics.

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