U.S., Mexico top Olympic qualification groups, semifinals set

Mexico, the unbeaten champion of Group B, will play Canada at 3 p.m. Both games will air live on Telemundo.

Honduras players surround the referee to argue after defender Allans Vargas was given a red card for tripping Mexico forward Marco Bueno during the first half of a CONCACAF Men’s Olympic qualifying soccer match Wednesday, October 7, 2015, in Commerce City, Colo.

Both semifinal matches will be played in Rio Tinto Stadium, in Sandy, Utah, U.S. The winners will get a ticket for Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.

The result established the pairings for Saturday’s semifinals in Sandy, Utah, with Mexico taking on Canada and Honduras squaring off against the United States.

On the subsequent free kick from 20-yards out, Raul Lopez bounced a right-footed shot underneath the jumping wall and into the right side of the net for his second goal of the tournament.

The two losing teams from Saturday’s semifinals will have one more chance to qualify for the Olympics as they will play in the third-place match Tuesday, October 13. with the victor moving on to face Colombia in a home-and-away series. Continue to do that to be able to win.

The USA last reached the Olympics in 2008, while Canada have not qualified since 1984.

The United States, which did not qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games, won all three of its preliminary-round games in this year’s CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship to set up Saturday’s all-important semifinal-round game against Honduras at Rio Tinto Stadium. “We are just one win away from a spot at the Rio 2016 Olympics”.

Honduras tied it in the 59th minute on a goal from Alberth Elis.