Canada sends U.S. women’s soccer to bronze medal match with victory in Olympic Tight Olympics semi-finals

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Canada defeated American women’s football on Monday and their hopes of winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics fell.

Canadian Jesse Fleming converted a penalty kick in the 75th minute to take the lead. The team would never look back and ended up beating the United States 1-0.

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Canada executed the penalty after the VAR determined that American Tierna Davidson had fouled Canadian Dean Rose inside the penalty area.

This will be the first time Canada will compete for the gold medal in women’s soccer. The team did not qualify for the Olympics in 1996, 2000 or 2004. The team finished eighth at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and won the bronze medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Canada also reached the 2015 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals and the Round of 16 at the 2019 World Cup and has never been higher than fourth in the event.

The United States women’s soccer advances to the semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating the Netherlands on penalties

Canada now faces the winner of Australia and Sweden in the gold medal match.

Canada’s Jesse Fleming celebrates scoring the opening goal from a penalty kick during a women’s soccer semi-final match against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, August 2, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

The United States failed to score anything against Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Lapp. The USA had 56% of possession time and six shots on target compared to 44% of Canadian possession time and only two shots on target.

The United States looked shaky during Olympic play. The team lost 3-0 in its opening match against Sweden, beat New Zealand and then drew with Australia to reach the knockout stage with difficulty. The United States needed a penalty shootout to defeat the Netherlands before facing Canada.

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The United States participates in the bronze medal match against the loser Australia and Sweden. The team won the gold medal at the 2012 Games and placed fifth at the 2016 Games.

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