Canada to play in U-17 Women’s World Cup

Calgary forward Andersen Williams scored in the 89th minute to send Canada to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup later this year with a 2-1 win over Haiti on Tuesday in the third-place game at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship. The goal came off a Julianne Vallerand corner. Captain Jordyn Huitema, positioned at the far post, headed the ball back and Williams rose high to head the ball low to the corner. Huitema had the other Canadian goal. The top three teams at the eight-team CONCACAF championship advanced to the FIFA-17 championship Nov. 31-Dec. 1 in Uruguay. Mexico and the U.S. also qualified. Canada will play in a pool with Cameroon, Germany and North Korea. Canada qualified for all five previous editions of the U-17 World Cup, making the quarter-finals in 2008, ’12 and ’14.