Video: USA 4 – Mexico 0 (Women’s Olympic Qualifier Highlights)

Midfielder Carli Lloyd scored a hat trick to lead the United States Women’s National Soccer Team to a 4-0 win over Mexico in both teams’ final group stage match of the CONCACAF qualifiers for the London 2012 Olympics.

Lloyd opened the scoring in the 7th with a  header past Mexico goalkeeper Cecilia Santiago. Heather O’Reilly doubled the lead one minute later when she slotted in Amy Rodriguez’s well-placed pass. Lloyd completed the scoring in the 57th and 86th minutes with another header and a tap in.

The USA now meets Costa Rica in the semi-finals of the qualification tournament currently taking place in Vancouver, Canada. The winner earns a spot in this summer’s Olympics.

USA: 1-Hope Solo; 19-Rachel Buehler, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 3-Christie Rampone (capt.), 6-Amy LePeilbet; 9-Heather O’Reilly, 10-Carli Lloyd, 7-Shannon Boxx (16-Lori Lindsey, 77), 8-Amy Rodriguez (14-Sydney Leroux, 46), 12-Lauren Cheney; 20-Abby Wambach (15-Megan Rapinoe, 61)
Subs not used: 2-Heather Mitts, 5-Kelley O’Hara, 13-Alex Morgan, 17-Tobin Heath, 18-Nicole Barnhart
Head coach: Pia Sundhage

Mexico: 1-Cecilia Santiago; 3-Marlene Sandoval, 4-Alina Garciamendez (8-Marylin Diaz, 73), 5-Bianca Sierra, 6-Natalie Garcia Mendez; 13-Jennifer Ruiz, 15-Rosario Saucedo, 10-Dinora Garza (7-Teresa Noyola, 66), 17-Veronica Perez; 9-Maribel Dominguez (capt.), 11-Monica Ocampo (18-Christina Murillo, 59)
Subs not used: 2-Arianna Romero, 12-Anjuli Ladron De Guevara, 16-Anisa Guajardo, 19-Monica Alvarado, 20-Chrystal Martinez

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