Youth: USA qualifies for U-17 Women's World Cup with 3-2 win over Haiti

Sunshine Fontes scored twice in a 3-2 win over Haiti to send the USA into the 2018 Concacaf Women's U-17 Championship final against Mexico (Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. ET, go90.com, UDN). The win clinched a spot for the USA at the U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay (Nov. 13-Dec. 1).

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The USA fell behind in the 13th minute when Melchie Dumonay's 30-yard free kick fooled U.S. goalkeeper Angelina Anderson. Fontes equalized in the 32nd minute, Mia Fishel made it 2-1 in the 49th, and Fontes struck again in the 50th minute. Haiti scored a consolation goal in stoppage time.

Haiti faces Canada, a 2-1 semifinal loser to Mexico, in the third-place game for the third Concacaf spot at the U-17 World Cup.

June 10 in Bradenton, Fla.
USA 3 Haiti 2. Goals: Fontes 32, Fishel 49, Fontes (Turner) 50; Dumonay 13, Dumonay (Gustave) 92+.
USA -- Anderson; DellaPeruta, Wesley, Agresti, Wiesner; Jones, Doms, Fishel (Wheeler, 65); Meza, Fontes (Ordoñez, 81), Kroeger (Turner, 46).
Haiti -- Fleuriot; Joseph, Mathurin, Gustave, Louis, Dumonay, Caremus, Petit (Jean Baptiste, 88), Etienne (Joseph, 78), Pierre (Lindor, 54), Surpris.
Att.: 377.

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