With all the drama surrounding Canada’s women’s soccer team at the Olympic Games, many had already written the Canadians off.
Canada’s players clearly didn’t get that message.
After a stunning 2-1 win over host France on Saturday, the Canadians kept their hopes of defending their Olympic gold medal alive — even after they were docked six points by FIFA as a result of a Canada Soccer drone spying scandal.
As it currently stands, the maximum point total for Canada in the group stage would be three points, provided the reigning champions beat Colombia on Wednesday in Nice.
Should the Canadians pull through against the Colombians, they have a very good chance to advance to the knockout stage even with the odds stacked against them.
“We have been crying … we have had nothing to lose,” Canada’s Vanessa Gilles told CBC Olympics after scoring the game-winner Saturday. “We aren’t cheaters. We proved that here tonight.”
After the big win over France, Canadians from coast-to-coast took to social media to celebrate another resilient effort from the Canucks. Here are some of the best reactions.
