Defending champion Canada avoided World Cup winner Spain and some familiar foes in Australia and Brazil at Wednesday's women's soccer draw for the Paris Olympics. Instead, the ninth-ranked Canadians were drawn in Group A alongside No. 3 France, No.
Defending champion Canada avoided World Cup winner Spain and some familiar foes in Australia and Brazil at Wednesday's women's soccer draw for the Paris Olympics.
The Canadians have only played Colombia twice, winning games in 2011 and 2012. Led by Real Madrid forward Linda Caicedo, the South Americans made it to the quarterfinals of last year's World Cup, eventually losing 1-0 to runner-up England.The South Americans reached the quarterfinals of the recent CONCACAF W Gold Cup, losing 1-0 to the U.S. who then dispatched Canada in a semifinal penalty shootout.
And the Canadians have experience in taking on host countries, defeating Britain in 2012, Brazil in 2016 and tying Japan in 2021.It was less pleasant at last summer's World Cup when the Canadians exited the tournament after finishing the group stage with a humbling 4-0 loss to co-host Australia. The top two teams in each of the three groups, plus the two best third-place finishers, move on to the quarterfinals.
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