Last night the United States took care of business, beating Canada 4-2 in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico. The win means the U.S. booked their spot in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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U.S. U-20s book World Cup spot in Turkey
February 27
Charles Gooch
The Kansas City Star
The United States will face Cuba on Friday (5 p.m.) in the semifinals.
After falling behind 1-0, the United States grabbed three goals in 17 minutes -- by Real Salt Lake's Luis Gil, Los Angeles' Jose Villarreal and Columbus' Will Trapp -- in the first half. Villarreal scored his second after half.
Sporting Kansas City's Mikey Lopez was unavailable for the Canada match due to a yellow-card suspension. He'll be available for the game on Friday.
The U-20 World Cup will take place from June 21-July 13 in Turkey.




