USWNT will get a chance to avenge their early 2016 exit after locking up 2020 Olympic bid

In case there was ever a doubt, the United States national women's soccer team took care of business Friday evening.

Fresh off their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup victory in France last summer, the American side locked up a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Mexico, 4-0, in a semifinal in the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Samantha Mewis scored twice for the Americans, while Christen Press and Rose Lavelle — the hero of the World Cup final — each added a goal.

The U.S. has never failed to qualify for the Olympics since soccer became an event in 1996. They've won four gold medals, but lost in the quarterfinals to Sweden in 2016, so this year's tournament figures to be a meaningful one for the players.

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Canada secured CONCACAF's other Olympic bid after escaping Costa Rica, 1-0, in the other semifinal. The U.S. and Canada will renew their rivalry in the tournament final Sunday, but the most important task for each team has already been completed.