It is hard to imagine another 16 years passing before Canada’s women’s national team finally beats the United States again.
Four days after their 1-1 draw in Vancouver, the Canadians fell to a 3-1 defeat in San Jose on Sunday night but the evidence over 180 minutes suggests the gap between the two rivals is narrowing.
Canada have not beaten the U.S. since the Algarve Cup in 2001 and have now suffered defeat on 48 of the 58 occasions these two countries have met.
They played this match without three key players in Ashley Lawrence, Kadeisha Buchanan and Sophie Schmidt due to their European club commitments.