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Huitema the hero as Canada clinches Olympic berth

Canada have qualified for the Olympic Games for the fourth consecutive time after a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica at the 2020 Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship on Friday. Vancouver Whitecaps FC BMO Academy System product Jordyn Huitema scored the lone goal in the Concacaf semifinal victory as Canada also advanced to the championship final on Sunday.

Another look at Jordyn Huitema's 7th goal of the Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

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Canada are one of only five nations in the world to qualify for each of three previous Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments and the only nation to reach the podium at both London 2012 and Rio 2016.