Jacob Shaffelburg helped Canada advance to the Copa America semifinals with his first-half goal against Venezuela.
CBC Sports' daily newsletter gets you caught up on an interesting weekend of international sports, including Canada's big Copa America victory and a record-breaking track meet. As you may have heard, Canada scored a pretty big soccer victory on Friday night.
The victory earned Greece a spot in Group A at the Paris Olympics, alongside 2023 Basketball World Cup bronze medallist Canada, 2021 Olympic bronze medallist Australia and Spain, which won its qualifying tournament on Sunday. Brazil and Puerto Rico won theirs to fill out the other two groups in the 12-team Olympic tournament, which opens July 27.
Also on Sunday in Paris, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot set a new Canadian record in the men's 3,000m, clocking 7:35.73 to finish fourth. The 3,000 is not in the Olympics, but Philibert-Thiboutot will race the 1,500 in Paris.
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