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NEWS: Quakes Academy's Sophie Jones, U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 World Cup

BRADENTON, Fla. (June 10, 2018) - The U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay with a 3-2 win against Haiti in the 2018 Concacaf Women's U-17 Championship semifinal thanks to a pair of goals scored in under a minute at the beginning of the second half, by midfielder Mia Fishel and forward Sunshine Fontes.

The win also earned the USA a berth in the tournament's championship game on Tuesday, June 12 where the young Americans will face Mexico for the regional title. Mexico earned its berth to Uruguay by defeating Canada, 2-1, in the other semifinal earlier in the day.