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United States qualifies for World Cup by beating Jamaica

The United States qualified for next year's World Cup in France, thumping Jamaica 6-0 in the semifinal of the Concacaf Women's Championship.

The top-ranked team in the world, the U.S. now will face Canada on Wednesday for regional supremacy in the final. Jamaica heads to the third-place game against Panama, with the winner of that match also advancing to next summer's tournament.

The U.S. quickly snuffed out any hope the Reggae Girlz had of springing an upset, opening the scoring in the 2nd minute thanks to a goal from Tobin Heathpounce on a rebound of a shot from the top of the box and knocked the early opener past Jamaica goalkeeper Sydney Schneider.