Canada Qualifies for the Olympic Quarter Final
August 13, 2008 by Jyle Dupuis
Filed under Olympic Games
It may not seem like a big deal for the rest of the world for us here in Canada to have an Olympic team doing well in soccer is an amazing feat. Canada has yet to receive any medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Despite losing to Sweden 1:2 in it’s final group match, Canada will still be moving on.
“For the Canadian national team to qualify for the quarter-final is a huge accomplishment,” said coach Even Pellerud. “We knew before the warm up that we had qualified, so we were pleased about that. I told the players to stay focused on the game, which they did. It was our third strong performance in a row.”
Canada will now face the United States on August 15th for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament quarter-final match will be played at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China (18.00 / 06.00 ET / 03.00 PT).
