“Overall really, really happy,” Canada coach Bev Priestman said of the performance. “To be honest, it’s the stuff that I love about this team. When you’re faced with that level of adversity, they step up and they do whatever it takes to win. I really enjoyed some of the football we played. It was dynamic.”
Both venues will host matches at next year’s World Cup, which kicks off next July in 10 stadiums in nine host cities across Australia and New Zealand. Canada will learn its path at the 32-country tournament at the draw in Auckland in October.Article content“It’s a bit unbelievable that it ends 1-0 to Canada, to be honest,” he said.The Matildas pressed for a late equalizer with Sheridan pushing a header from Sam Kerr off an Australian corner in stoppage time to preserve the win.
Veteran Shelina Zadorsky anchored the backline, earning her 83rd cap alongside fellow centre back Sura Yekka. Beckie moved back to fullback with St-Georges on the other side. Sinclair, the world’s all-time leading goal-scorer with 190, earned her 316th cap for Canada to tie American Carli Lloyd for second place on the world’s all-time appearance list. Former American international Kristine Lilly leads with 354 appearances across a 24-year career.Article content
The Matildas were beaten 1-0 by Sweden in the Olympic semifinal and finished fourth in Tokyo after losing 1-0 to the U.S. in the bronze-medal game. Canada won gold, dispatching the Swedes 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the game finished knotted at 1-1.
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