USA vs Canada: Tokyo 2020 Semi-final| Kick off time, Live Streaming, When & Where to watch USA vs Canada Live score, Teams, Prediction, Online Channel
USA vs Canada: In the first Semi-finals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Women’s Football Competition, USA will face Canada on Monday 02nd August 2021 at 01:30 PM IST Live from Kashima Soccer Stadium.
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IT’S GO TIME ⚡️@USWNT vs. Team Canada in the semifinal match of the #TokyoOlympics
⏰ 4 AM ET on @USA_Network pic.twitter.com/EcMSG81qW7
— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) August 2, 2021
Match Details:
- Teams: USA vs Canada
- Time: 01:30 PM IST Live
- Date: Monday, 02nd August 2021
- Location: Kashima Soccer Stadium
With a spot in the Tokyo 2020 gold medal match on the line. Canada return to the pitch on Monday for a pivotal match against the United States.
Match Preview
Canada enter this match coming off a dramatic win over Brazil on Friday. After both sides failed to score in the first 90 minutes, or in the 30 minutes of extra time that followed, penalties were needed to decide which team will play for a medal and which team will be going home.
Stephanie Labbé was the hero in the shootout, stopping the final two Brazilian penalties. While Canada scored all four of theirs after Christine Sinclair’s first one was saved.
Play to win? Sure.
Play to matter? That matters more.The @uswnt is one win away from the gold medal match, and @taylorswift13 is here to bring the hype.
USA/Canada. 4 a.m. ET Monday. @usa_network and https://t.co/FmEtvutDRA. pic.twitter.com/9RYEmzp3wU
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 1, 2021
The United States are through to the semifinal after a win on penalties of their own, defeating the high-flying Netherlands after an extra 30 minutes couldn’t break their 2-2 deadlock. Vivianne Miedema scored once in either half to bring her goal tally at the tournament up to 10. While Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams scored in the first half to score America’s pair. Miedema and Aniek Nouwen failed to convert their penalties. While the United States scored all four of theirs and booked their ticket to the semifinals.
This match will take place at Kashima Soccer Stadium, the site of Canada’s 1-1 draw against Great Britain in the group stage. The United States also drew in Kashima in the group stage – a 0-0 game against Australia, who take on Sweden in the other semifinal on Monday.
This isn’t the first time Canada and the United States have met in the semifinals of the Olympic Games, as Canadian fans will remember all too well.
At the London 2012 Olympics, the two squared in a match that would go down as one of the most eventful, hectic affairs in the history of the two national teams. It looked as though a hat trick from Christine Sinclair was going to send Canada to the gold medal match. After she gave Canada a 3-2 lead after her and Megan Rapinoe had traded a pair of goals each. But then chaos ensued.
Erin McLeod was penalized by the referee as the Canadian goalkeeper had held the ball for more seconds — which is against the rules but to say it’s rarely called is an understatement. The United States were awarded an indirect free kick from inside the penalty area.
And on that free kick the ball struck the arm of a Canadian defender and a penalty was awarded. Which Abby Wambach scored to send the game to extra time. Alex Morgan scored in extra time, giving her side a 4-3 victory after 120 minutes. The United States ended up winning gold, while Canada settled for bronze after a 1-0 win over France a few days later.
Some of the players from that match are still with the national team, including midfielder Desiree Scott.
Head to Head
Canada will want to avenge that controversial defeat in London. And get one up on the team who has beaten them more than anybody else. The United States are also back-to-back Women’s World Cup champions. And looking to reach the Olympic podium again after winning gold in London. But crashing out on penalties to Sweden in Rio de Janeiro.
The two met at the SheBelieves Cup in February, where a breakout performance from Vanessa Gilles in the absence of Kadeisha Buchanan saw Canada hold off the United States for 79 minutes. A goal from Rose Lavelle saw the United States earn a 1-0 victory. But it was a strong Canadian performance that they probably deserved a point from.
A win on Monday and Canada “change the colour of the medal,” as Bev Priestman has repeatedly said is the goal. With the possibility of that hardware being gold. The winner of this match takes on the winner of Australia vs Sweden on August 6th. The loser plays for a bronze medal on August 5th.
Canada are already the only team to have reached the podium in London and Rio. And can make it a third straight in Tokyo after a year of delays and waiting for these Olympics to finally come around.
Probably Playing11 USA vs Canada
USWNT projected starters (4-3-3, left to right): 1-Alyssa Naeher — 2-Crystal Dunn, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 17-Abby Dahlkemper, 5-Kelley O’Hara — 9-Lindsey Horan, 8-Julie Ertz, 16-Rose Lavelle — 15-Megan Rapinoe, 10-Carli Lloyd, 11-Christen Press
Canada projected starters (4-2-2-2, left to right): 1-Stephanie Labbe-GK — 10-Ashley Lawrence, 4-Shelina Zadorsky, 3-Kadeisha Buchanan, 8-Jayde Riviere — 5-Quinn, 11-Desiree Scott — 12-Christine Sinclair, 17-Jessie Fleming — 16-Janine Beckie, 15-Nichelle Prince
