It’s one of the big controversies of the start of the Olympic Games. Before the first day of the women’s football tournament, New Zealand accused Canada of cheating. The Canucks staff spied on their future opponent’s training using a drone.
Serious accusations that had serious consequences. While a major clean-up was done in the Canadian staff, FIFA decided to impose a six-point penalty on the North Americans, and to suspend for one year the coach Bev Priestman and two of her assistants.
Reigning Olympic champion Canada absolutely must beat Les Bleues
It’s a bolt from the blue in the French team’s group. Canada, who finally beat New Zealand (2-1), finds itself last in Group A with… -3 points on the clock. However, the Olympic champions still have a chance to qualify, but they will have practically no room for error.
They need to win their last two group matches to move up to 3 points in the standings and hope to reach the quarter-finals by finishing among the best third-placed teams. The Canadians are doomed to a clean sheet. They absolutely must win this Sunday evening (9pm) against Les Bleues in Saint-Etienne. Hervé Renard and his players have been warned…
