Three minutes cost Canada in the biggest game the women’s team has ever played. The defence slipped and gave way to England early in the first half, and Canada could not recover.
But the past two weeks earned Canada a generation of new supporters and, with that, a greater future. A 2-1 loss in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup doesn’t erase that progress.
"It's left a legacy. ... I'm sure there are hundreds of young girls in these stadiums now that can see the future,” Canada coach John Herdman told TSN after the match.