First time US men's soccer team qualifies for Olympics since 2008

The United States qualified for its first Olympic men's soccer tournament

since 2008 after beating Honduras 3-0 in the semi-finals of

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the Under-20 championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean on Friday night.

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It was Paxten Aaronson of the Philadelphia Union who scored in the third minute,

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which is the brother of Leeds midfielder Brenden Aaronson.

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A goal scored by Alejandro Alvarado in the 23rd, and a goal scored by Quinn Sullivan

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Aaronson's Philadelphia teammate, in the 43rd, ensured

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that the US held a berth for the 2024 Olympic tournament.

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Olympic men's soccer tournament is limited to 22 players under the age of 23,

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with each nation permitted three wild cards over the limit.

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As many clubs refused to provide top players to the US,

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Concacaf altered qualifying from under-23 teams to include them in under-20 competitions.

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The US were eliminated from 2012 Olympic qualification

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when Sean Johnson allowed Jaime Alas' goal to go in off his hands in

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second-half stoppage time, giving El Salvador a 3-3 draw

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