Canada’s women’s national team will face France in the quarterfinal knockout round of the Rio 2016 Olympic Football Tournament this coming Friday, August 12. Kickoff will be at 3 p.m. PT at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The winner will go on to the semifinals and guarantee their team a chance to play for an Olympic medal, and make Olympic football history.
Impressive wins over FIFA Women’s World ranked number five Australia, number ninety-three Zimbabwe and number two Germany in the group stage, Canada was the only team to secure top spot in its Olympic group with a perfect nine points, making history in the process, and earning a berth in the Sao Paulo quarterfinal match.