Olympic women’s soccer 2016 results: Canada beats Brazil to win bronze

The Canadian women’s soccer team has beaten the home team Brazil to secure their second straight bronze medal in women’s soccer.

The Canadian women’s soccer team is going home with a bronze medal for the second Olympics in a row.  After they won bronze in 2012, the Canadians knew that they could at least achieve the same this year.  They had an amazing run to this point in the 2016 summer Olympic games, having won five matches on their way to third place.  They overcame some of the very best teams on the way, and made it look effortless.  This win means a lot to the Canadian team, who were all smiles as they walked off the field in Sao Paulo this afternoon.

Canada fell to Germany in the semifinals which set them up for this bronze medal match with Brazil. Germany would later go on to win gold and prove that they are the top team in the world. Canada had in fact beat Germany earlier in the Olympics, but was unable to repeat in the semis. Canada took control of the match with Brazil, despite the fact that the crowd was heavily favoring their home team.

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The first goal scored by Canada was by 17-year-old Deanne Rose. She then assisted on the next goal that was scored by captain Christine Sinclair, which was Sinclair’s 11th Olympic goal.  In the 79th minute Brazil chopped Canada’s lead in half with a goal by Beatriz.  That was unfortunately for Brazil their only opportunity to overcome the Canadians.  Canada held on and will be bringing home the bronze for their country.

The Canadian team is full of young, talented players, who have a bright futures in the sport.  Look for them to rise up the rankings and stay there for the foreseeable future. As for Brazil, they have been know as one of the top teams in this sport for many years now, and you can certainly expect them to make a run for the gold in 2020.