{
    "title": "Stage is set for dramatic final day in Group F at London 2012",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 15:42:42",
    "published_at": "2012-07-28 15:56:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/stage-is-set-for-dramatic-final-day-in-group-f-at-london-2012",
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    "subtitle": "Canada can book place in knock-out stages with win over Sweden on Tuesday.",
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    "body": "<p>Canada gained three big points in its second match at the London 2012 Women&rsquo;s Olympic Football Tournament with Melissa Tancredi and Christine Sinclair leading the way to a 3:0 win over South Africa. Canada remains in third place in Group F with only one match remaining in the group phase, setting the stage for an all-important match against Sweden on Tuesday 31 July.</p><p>&ldquo;We said winning was the only option today,&rdquo; said Canadian head coach John Herdman. &ldquo;We hopefully got what we needed. We could have had more, but that&rsquo;s football sometimes.&rdquo;</p><p>Sweden and Japan remain atop Group F with four points each following a goalless 0:0 draw on Saturday 28 July. In Group E, Brazil and Great Britain are the leaders with six points each, following a Brazil 1:0 win over New Zealand and a Great Britain 3:0 win over Cameroon. In Group G, USA leads with six points followed by France and Korea DPR with three points each. On Saturday, USA won 3:0 over Colombia while France won 5:0 over Korea DPR.</p><p>On Tuesday 31 July, Canada will face Sweden while South Africa will face Japan on the last day of the group phase (both matches kick off at &nbsp;(14.30 local / 09.30 ET / 06.30 PT). Canada&rsquo;s match will be played in Newcastle, ENG. Canada can still finish first, second or third in its group depending on the Tuesday results.</p><p>The top two finishers from each group as well as the top two third-place finishers will qualify for the quarter-final phase. In Group E, either New Zealand (0 points, -2 after two matches) or Cameroon (0 points, -8) will finish in third place. In Group G, either USA (6 points, +5), France (3 points, +3) or Korea DPR (3 points, -3) will finish in third place.</p><p>For full coverage of Canada&rsquo;s road to the London 2012 Olympics, fans can follow all the news at CanadaSoccer.com. 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://www.facebook.com/canadasoccer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook.com/CanadaSoccer</a>, <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/canadasoccer\" 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>",
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