Canada beats France 2-1 in Olympic soccer – National

PARIS – Vanessa Gilles scored the profitable objective in damage time because the Canadian girls’s soccer workforce defeated France 2-1 on the Paris Video games on Sunday.

Gilles pounced on a rebound earlier than her left-footed strike went off the publish and in to maintain Canada’s hopes of reaching the knockout stage of the match alive.

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Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored within the forty second minute for the host facet and captain Jessie Fleming tallied for Canada within the 58th minute.

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Canada beat New Zealand 2-1 within the Group A opener final Thursday however was later docked six factors by FIFA because of a Canada Soccer drone spying scandal.

A member of the workforce’s teaching workers was caught utilizing a drone to report New Zealand’s practices earlier than the beginning of the match. The Canadian Olympic Committee has stated it’s contemplating an enchantment.

Because it at the moment stands, the utmost level whole for Canada within the group stage could be three factors, offered the reigning champions beat Colombia on Wednesday in Good.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed July 28, 2024.