Canada falls just short against Germany Germany 2 Canada 1 While this match ended up as the German victory that most pundits had predicted, Canada legitimately served notice that they are a genuine contender for a World Cup title and showed just how far they have come as a team in recent years. Considering that Canada lost 5-0 to Germany the last time the teams met in a World Cup, this was an impressive performance by the Canadians, especially given the circumstances. While there is no point in speculating how this one might have turned out if Sinclair had been able to finish her early chance in the German box, it was plain to see that with some better finishing and a couple of instances of better defending on the German goals, Canada could have come out of this one with a victory or at least a draw. http://www.rednationonline.ca/CanadafallsshortagainstGermanyinopener.aspx
Four star France defeat Canada France cruised to a 4-0 win over Canada in their Group A meeting in Bochum with Gaetane Thiney becoming the first Les Bleues player to score a brace at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in the process. The Juvicy forward, making her 50th appearance for the Bruno Bini’s side, scored in either half in a match which France dominated from start to finish. Such was the extent of their supremacy that Canada failed to register a shot on target during the entire 90 minutes. http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255997/match=300144434/summary.html
