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    "title": "Canada to battle for bronze after heartbreaking deafeat to USA",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 15:41:20",
    "published_at": "2012-08-06 22:10:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-to-battle-for-bronze-after-heartbreaking-deafeat-to-usa",
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    "subtitle": "Canada suffers cruel defeat to USA in extra time. Canada face France for bronze medal at London 2012 on 9 August.",
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    "body": "<p>It was simply one of the best matches in the annals of Olympic football.</p><p>Canada turned in one of the most courageous performances in its history, three times taking the lead against rival USA in the 6 August semi-final at London 2012. Ultimately, Canada was defeated in the last minute of extra time and will now be schedule to face France in the bronze-medal match of the Women&rsquo;s Olympic Football Tournament.</p><p>Canada faces France on Thursday 9 August at the City of Coventry Stadium. The match kicks off at 13.00 local (08.00 ET / 05.00 PT). Later that evening, USA faces Japan in the gold-medal match at Wembley Stadium in London at 19.45 local (14.45 ET / 11.45 PT).</p><p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve come to see the flag rise,&rdquo; said Canadian head coach John Herdman. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the job. They came here for that and the job is not finished. They&rsquo;ll be disappointed tonight because it won&rsquo;t be gold or silver, but we&rsquo;ll take a medal from this tournament.&rdquo;</p><p><a href=\"http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=1091&amp;t=game_summary_soccer_new\"><em>Read the complete match report: USA 4:3 a.e.t. Canada</em></a></p><p>Captain Christine Sinclair scored a monumental hat-trick to give Canada the lead on three seperate occasions, but all three times, the Americans battled back to force the match to extra time.</p><p>The neutral crowd at Old Trafford in Manchetser, ENG were gripped by a remarkably fascinating contest, but unfortunately for Herdman&rsquo;s Canadian side &ndash; it was a match that slipped away cruelly in the final 30 seconds of a marathon battle.</p><p>Fans can follow Canada&rsquo;s progress at the London 2012 Women&rsquo;s Olympic Football Tournament at <a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com\">CanadaSoccer.com</a>; on Twitter <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/canadasocceren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@CanadaSoccerEN</a>; at <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/canadasoccer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook.com/CanadaSoccer</a> and via <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/canadasoccertv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CanadaSoccerTV</a>.</p>",
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