Canada beats Costa Rica 2-0 in women's soccer

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Canada defeated Costa Rica 2-0 in a women's soccer Olympic qualifier here on Sunday.

Melissa Tancredi opened the scoring on 15 minutes for Canada before Christina Sinclar made the second in the 71st minute to seal the victory.

Canada now leads Group B with six points followed by Costa Ricaand Trinidad and Tobago, both with five points.

Canada's next game, on Wednesday, will decide if the team could win the Olympic ticket to Beijing.