The Canadian women's Olympic soccer team will battle Colombia on Wednesday afternoon with a chance to advance to the quarter-final stage at the Paris Games. That scenario seemed impossible just days ago, when a drone spying scandal rocked the team before the tournament began.
PublishedThe Canadian women's Olympic soccer team will battle Colombia on Wednesday afternoon with a chance to advance to the quarter-final stage at the Paris Games.
The assistant coach he reported to and eventually Priestman were all removed from the Olympic team and sent home. It took a Vanessa Gilles winner in the 12th minute of stoppage time to push Canada to a 2-1 victory over France, the second-ranked team in the world, and into contention for advancement. After the first two games in Group A, France and Colombia are tied for the top spot at three points each - Canada is knotted with New Zealand at zero. A victory over Colombia would push Canada into second place on goal differential.
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