Canada is riding high after their historic win over the U.S. But the gold-medal clash vs. Sweden will be a much tougher task. ✍️: JohnMolinaro | CanWNT
Canada’s women’s soccer team is riding high at the Tokyo Olympics after slaying the dragon that was the top-ranked United States, a historic result that ended the Reds’ 20-year winless skid against their southern neighbours.
Sweden, listed at No. 5 in the current FIFA world rankings , has been far and away the best team of the tournament thus far. Led by star striker Stina Blackstenius’s team-high four goals, the Swedes are a perfect 5-0-0 in Japan, scoring 13 goals along the way , and have conceded just three times. With a ruthless efficiency in front of goal and a stingy defence that has proven difficult to break down - not to mention being unbeaten in its last 13 games overall going back to March, 2020 - Sweden heads into Friday’s gold medal showdown with Canada as the favourite.
The roles were reversed two years ago, with Canada the favourites against Sweden. But it was Blackstenius who opened the scoring to give her side a 1-0 lead in the 55th minute after it controlled much of the game up until that point. Sinclair has been relatively quiet, her only goal coming in Canada’s opening 1-1 draw vs. Japan. But while the attack hasn’t been spectacular, it has found a way to produce enough goals to make up for Sinclair’s lack of production - Beckie’s brace in a 2-1 win over Chile marked the only time in the competition that the Reds scored more than once in a single game.
By reaching Friday's final, Canada has already made history by becoming just the third nation to win medals at three successive Olympic tournaments , joining the U.S. and Germany . But don’t expect the Canadians to adopt a “just happy to be here” approach.
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