Canada's women are golden. Canada defeated Sweden 1-1 (3-2 on penalties) to capture the gold medal in women's soccer at the Tokyo Olympics. It's the best result for Canada at a Summer Olympics and the third straight Summer Games in which Canada has medalled.
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The ecstatic Canadian players ran down the field to mob Grosso and Labbé in celebration. The dejected Swedish players gathered at midfield to ponder what went wrong. Organizers moved the start time of this year's final to 9 p.m. from the original 11 a.m. kickoff after both federations requested a change to avoid the peak midday heat and humidity.
Sweden attacked early and earned a corner kick in the second minute, but Labbé punched the cross away. Canada's first chance also came off a corner moments later but a header by Vanessa Gilles sailed well wide. The eighth-ranked Canadians were confident entering the final after beating the top-ranked United States 1-0 in the semifinal for their first win over the Americans in 20 years.
However, referee Anastasia Pustovoitova turned to VAR review before pointing to the penalty spot. Like she did before Fleming's goal in the semifinal, Sinclair picked up the ball and gave it to the midfielder.
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