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    "title": "Canada claims silver at CONCACAF Women\u2019s Olympic Qualifying",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 16:04:24",
    "published_at": "2012-01-30 00:48:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-claims-silver-at-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying",
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    "subtitle": "Canada falls short of perfect tournament.",
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    "body": "<p>After securing qualification for London 2012 on Friday, Canada fell short of its final goal at the 2012 CONCACAF Women&rsquo;s Olympic Qualifying tournament: a victory against arch-rival USA. On the final day of the competition, Canada could not rouse itself enough to defeat the favoured Americans, thus claiming a silver medal in the eight-team confederation championship.</p><p>USA prevailed 4:0 on the day in front of a sell-out crowd of 25,427 fans at BC Place in Vancouver to close-out a widely successfully Canada 2012 for both the home team and the overall competition. Over 15 matches, the tournament featured a combined attendance of 162,223 fans from 19-29 January.</p><p><em>Canada 2012 Highlights: USA 4 &ndash; 0 Canada</em></p><p><em>Canada 2012: USA 4 &ndash; 0 Canada, Player Reaction</em></p><p><em>Canada 2012: John Herdman Press Conference</em></p>",
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