Orlando Pride Representing Their Nations In Olympic Qualifying Over Last Two Weeks
By Orlando City SC // February 21, 2020
U.S. Women’s National Team won the 2020 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Over the course of the last two weeks, several members of the Orlando Pride have represented their respective nations in Olympic Qualifying matches.
The U.S. Women’s National Team won the 2020 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, their 13th all-time CONCACAF title, with Pride captain Ashlyn Harris and defenders Ali Krieger and Emily Sonnett all taking the field in the tournament.
Pride defender Shelina Zadorsky and 2020 NWSL College Draft selection Konya Plummer also appeared for their national teams in the CONCACAF tournament, with Zadorsky taking the field for Canada and Plummer for Jamaica.
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Across the Pacific, Pride defender Alanna Kennedy and midfielder Emily van Egmond took the field for the Matildas in the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, who finished atop Group B thanks to a stoppage-time equalizer from van Egmond on Thursday to win the group for the Matildas.
Australia will now face Vietnam in a winner-takes-all, two-legged playoff beginning March 6th for a spot in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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