The United States will continue its quest to reach win the 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship 24 when it takes on host Dominican Republic on oOnday at 3 p.m. ET).

The USA got off to a flying start in Santo Domingo, rolling past Cuba, 9-0, in its tournament opener as forward Mia Fishel’s four goals tied a U-20 WNT record for goals in a match. Dominican Republic also got off on the right foot on its home soil, topping Honduras, 7-0.

The top three teams in each group advance to the Round of 16.

The will be broadcast live on Concacaf Go, Facebook, YouTube and TUDN. Follow the U-20 WNT throughout the tournament on ussoccer.com, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The USA has faced the Dominican Republic once at this competition, a 14-0 victory at the 2004 Concacaf U-19 Qualifying Tournament in Canada. Megan Rapinoe, the 2019 Women’s World Cup Golden Ball and Golden Boot winner, bagged a brace.

Dominican Republic earned an automatic berth to World Cup qualifying as tournament hosts. Prior to the competition, the island nation stood at 12th in the Concacaf Women’s U-20 ranking.

Dominican Republic named to its roster six players born in 2000, three born in 2001, five born in 2002 and six born in 2003.

Seven players on the Dominican Republic roster play at U.S.-based clubs or colleges. Gabriella Marte performs in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy with Penn Fusion, while three play for NCAA Division I teams for Delaware State, Vermont and Yale.

The most Dominican Republic-based players, three each, come from Academia 5 de Abril and Cibao FC.

2020 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship
Group C Standings

Team

GP

W

L

D

Pts.

GF

GA

GD

USA

1

1

0

0

3

9

0

+9

Dom. Rep.

1

1

0

0

3

7

0

+7

Honduras

1

0

1

0

0

0

7

-7

Cuba

1

0

1

0

0

0

9

-9

GROUP C SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Feb. 22
USA 9, Cuba 0
Dom. Rep.7, Honduras 0

Feb. 24
USA vs. Dom. Repub.
Cuba vs. Honduras

Feb. 26
USA vs. Honduras
Cuba vs. Dom. Rep.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.