Canada Upset U.S. to Reach Women’s Football Final

Date: 02 August 2021 - 23:19

News ID: ۹۲۹۳۶

TOKYO (Dispatches) - Canada secured a 1-0 victory over world champions the United States to set up a women’s Olympic football final against Sweden at Tokyo 2020.
Jessie Fleming scored Canada’s winner from the penalty spot after Deanne Rose was fouled by Tierna Davidson inside the box at the Kashima Stadium.
Canada will face Sweden in Friday’s gold medal match.
Fridolina Rolfo scored the only goal in Yokohama as Sweden reached their second successive Olympic final.
Having been favorites to win the tournament, Vlatko Andonovski’s U.S. side will compete for bronze on Thursday against Australia, when the Matildas will contest a match for an Olympic women’s football medal for the first time.
It is the second successive Games that the U.S. have failed to reach the final.
Beverly Priestman’s Canada are guaranteed at least silver in Tokyo, meaning midfielder Quinn is the first openly transgender athlete to win an Olympic medal. Canada and Quinn won bronze in Rio 2016 before Quinn came out in September 2020.
Canada scored with their only shot on target to beat their neighbors for the first time since March 2001.