Canada celebrated their first win over the U.S. in over 20 years after Jessie Fleming's 75th minute penalty settled the contest. The U.S, pre-Games favourites for the gold medal, went close to an equaliser when Carli Lloyd struck the bar with a header but Canada held on for a famous victory - and their first appearance in an Olympic final. The Americans have won the gold medal four times and have not lost to Canada for over 20 years. Sweden, who lost to Germany in the Rio final, fired an early warning with a Rolfo shot rattling the crossbar. The bronze medal game will be held in Kashima on Thursday with the gold medal match at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Friday.

Source: Egypt Today August 02, 2021 14:03 UTC