US Women's National Soccer Team's Dominant Victory Over Haiti

On Friday, the US Women's National Soccer Team continued its efforts to qualify for the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, achieving a decisive and one-sided victory of 8-0 against the Haitian national team. The match took place in San Jose, Costa Rica. American player Cindy Parlow scored 3 goals, with the first goal for the US coming in the 9th minute from Aly Wagner. After Parlow's goal in the 17th minute, Judith Fenlon, a Haitian player, accidentally scored an own goal, making the halftime score 3-0. Shannon McMillan added another goal in the 47th minute, bringing the score to 4-0. Lindsey Tarpley scored in the 64th minute, followed by Parlow in the 74th minute and Abby Wambach in the 82nd minute, leading the US women's team to a 7-0 advantage. Finally, Parlow scored her third goal, resulting in a final score of 8-0 in favor of the US. With this victory, the US team advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic qualifying tournament for the North American, Central American, and Caribbean region known as CONCACAF. The tournament features 8 teams, of which 2 will qualify for the Olympic Games. Earlier on Friday, the Mexican women's national team also reached the semifinals by defeating Trinidad and Tobago 8-1, with Maribel Dominguez scoring 3 goals. The US women's team had previously defeated Trinidad and Tobago 7-0, while Mexico had beaten Haiti 5-0.