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Canada breaks 20-year drought and defeats USWNT in Summer Olympics’ Semifinal skirmish

Canada’s Women’s National Soccer Team Captain Christine Sinclair summed up Team Canada’s emotional victory over reining 2019 Women’s World Cup Champions on Monday with this frank statement during the post-game press conference: “Our goal heading here was to change the color of the medal after back-to-back bronze medals. What a performance, what a fight, I’m just so proud of our team, and one more to go.” The veteran added, “For those of us who were part of 2012, it was nice to get a little revenge in an Olympic Semifinals. This is a very unique and special group, one I’m very proud to be part of, we fight for everything.