After a wild night in Perth, the Canadian women's soccer team returned to its training base in Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for what is now a do-or-die match against Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Hours after landing, seventh-ranked Canada found itself in a Group B logjam thanks to No. 40 Nigeria's 3-2 upset win over No. 10 Australia in the final game of the day.
In the final group games Monday, it's Canada versus Australia in Melbourne and Nigeria versus Ireland in Brisbane.Canada could still move on with a defeat -- as long as Nigeria also loses and the final goal difference favours the Canadians. Sinclair and Schmidt showed that experience with their composure on the ball, completing passes that allowed the Canadians to connect again.
The pro-Irish crowd in Perth gave the Canadians a taste of what is to come Monday at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium where Canada played Nigeria to a scoreless draw in its tournament opener. Priestman called the Irish game "basically a rehearsal" for the Australia matchup."It's a great experience for us to move forward from. When we play brave, we can be unstoppable," Priestman said.
"She looked like she was limping at the end there," Priestman, awaiting a full medical report, said after the Ireland game.
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