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Carli Lloyd got her hat-trick on for the USWNT v. MEX - Friday is the big day
The USWNT is in a win-or-go home Olympic qualifier vs. Costa Rica on Friday...winner goes to London, loser doesn't.
The Americans avenged one of their most shocking losses Tuesday night, and did so emphatically. A pair of early goals put to rest any notion of another upset by the neighbor to the south, and Carli Lloyd scored her first international hat trick in a 4-0 victory that clinched first place in the Americans’ group and put them a major step closer to the London Olympics.
But hang on. Next up is the one game in this tournament that matters most, the London-or-bust semifinal against Costa Rica on Friday. The winner gets one of the two available berths for the Olympics; the loser stays home.
“The next game is the game that we need to be prepared for, and that matters the most,” goalkeeper Hope Solo said.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news;_ylt=AlMyTLwXDIvUUtQrhRpNpiImw7YF?slug=ap-soc-mexico-us