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    "title": "Canada WNT completes pre-Olympic preparations",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 15:45:41",
    "published_at": "2012-07-17 19:14:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-wnt-completes-pre-olympic-preparations",
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    "subtitle": "Canada finished second in the tournament after a win and a loss. Canada won 2:0 over New Zealand on 14 July and lost 1:2 to Brazil on 17 July.",
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    "body": "<p>Canada will compete in the London 2012 Olympics from 25 July to 9 August.&nbsp;For full coverage of Canada&rsquo;s road to the London 2012 Olympics, fans can follow all the news at <a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com/madeforthis\">migmultidev-canada-soccer.pantheonsite.io/madeforthis</a>. Fans are also encouraged to connect with Canada&rsquo;s national teams via <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/canadasocceren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN</a>, <a href=\"http://facebook.com/canadasocceren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook.com/CanadaSoccer</a>, <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/canadasocceren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flickr.com/CanadaSoccer</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/canadasoccertv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube.com/CanadaSoccerTV</a>.</p><p>&ldquo;It is a great place in which we have been able to get the right balance of work, rest and play,&rdquo; said Canadian head coach John Herdman. &ldquo;What a classic match today. It was one of those matches that will really set you up for a big tournament.&rdquo;</p><p>With an added-time winner against Canada, Brazil won the Match World Women&rsquo;s Cup 2012. The final ranking was Brazil first, Canada second, New Zealand third, and Colombia fourth. The best goalkeeper of the tournament was Brazil&rsquo;s Andreia while the best player of the tournament was Canada&rsquo;s Diana Matheson.</p>",
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