Mexico beats Canada 2-0 to clinch Olympic berth

SANDY, Utah (AP) - Mexico will get a chance to defend its Olympic gold medal in men's soccer, qualifying for next year's Games in Rio de Janeiro with a 2-0 win over Canada on Saturday.

Erick Torres put El Tri ahead in the sixth minute when he outjumped Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare and scored on a header.

Hirving Lozano then scored on a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area in the 57th minute.

Mexico's Gibran Lajud stopped Michael Petrasso's penalty kick in the 80th minute and a follow-up shot from Jay Chapman.

Honduras earned the other automatic berth from the North and Central American and Caribbean region with a 2-0 win over the United States.

Canada will play the U.S. in the third-place game Tuesday, and the winner meets Colombia in March for another Olympic berth.