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Record audience seemed to miss the party.
When the saved Canada’s biggest soccer star Christine Sinclair, the home nation in the World Cup opener against China.
– I have trained a whole life for this, said Sinclair after a late penalty goal and 1-0 in Edmonton.
Record audience seemed to miss the party.
When the saved Canada’s biggest soccer star Christine Sinclair, the home nation in the World Cup opener against China.
– I have trained a whole life for this, said Sinclair after a late penalty goal and 1-0 in Edmonton.
13 years ago, she struck through in U19 World Championships in Edmonton.
In the opening match of this summer’s World Cup, on Saturday night Swedish time, Christine Sinclair back in the same city.
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The 31-year-old did not only lead Canada into a home World Cup. The team captain was also the one who decided the opener against China – on a penalty in injury time.
– When it was criminal was the first thing I thought, “I’ll take it,” said Sinclair, who makes his fourth World Cup, Reuters afterwards.
– I have trained a whole life for this moment.
It was in the 91st minute Adriana Leon fell in China’s penalty . Punishment was not crystal clear, but the referee did not hesitate, Sinclair was security itself when she set career 154th country fights – and Canada finally received its premiere victory.
Shortly before, the audience started to set in to leave a goalless World Cup premiere.
Canada may be a hockey country. But this summer’s World Cup has attracted football fans to life, and the opening match in Edmonton had 53,058 spectators – a record for national team football in Canada – taken to a sunny Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium.
Public Support to spite it was China who got it first truly dangerous chance in the game.
Wang Lisi was close to a dream destination, , but saw his free-kick being saved by two posts in the 21st minute.
Six minutes later, it was Canada’s turn to be stopped by the goal in the meantime. Josée Bélanger took a heavy ball in the bar in a match that was most intense in the first half.
Canada had possession (62-38) and finally the clear majority of the chances.
Since the country was awarded the World Cup has focused hard on their women’s national, and in the 2012 Olympics, it was bronze.
In the World Cup history, Canada has indeed just been passed on from the group once (2003 , which ended with a fourth place), but this year is aiming the eighth ranked team higher.
The 1-0 victory against China (16th in the world rankings) convinced not really, but was a first step towards a medal dream.
– Three points were important, said coach John Herdman.
In the other match in Group A won Netherlands against New Zealand 1-0 in their World Cup debut.
Gothenburg midfielder Lieke Martens was the goal in a World Cup premiere, where a number damallsvenska stars were on hand. For the Netherlands started – in addition Martens – Manon Melis and Loes Guerts (both Gothenburg). Kirsten van de Ven (Rosengård), came into the final minutes.
New Zealand played Ali Riley (Rosengård) from the start while Kirsty Yallop (Vittsjö) sat on the bench.
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