The Rio 2016 Olympic Football Tournament bronze medal is on the line when the Canadian women’s national team face host country Brazil on Friday at 9 a.m. PT on CBC. Canada will be heading into the match looking to make history and defend their London 2012 podium spot, while Brazil will be aiming to bring home a medal for their home crowd.
“Brazil will have a home crowd that will be willing them on all the way,” said Canada’s head coach John Herdman. “It will be a pretty hostile crowd for Canada, we know that, but we also know what kind of pressure they will be under having hosted a home FIFA Women's World Cup.