The women want the same preparation and backing ahead of this summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as the men got last year before Qatar
ORLANDO, Fla. — The emotional turmoil of a bitter labour dispute took its toll on the Canadian women's soccer team Thursday. And the U.S. took advantage.
The game should have been a celebration of women's soccer, a marquee matchup between the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Canadians and World Cup champion Americans. But the showdown was overshadowed by the Canadian players' labour battle with their governing body. "Those images, I think, are really powerful moving forward," said American veteran Megan Rapinoe, who helped the U.S. women win their pay equity fight.Swanson tested Canadian 'keeper Kailen Sheridan with a shot seconds after kickoff. A diving Sheridan had to be acrobatic to parry a shot by Ashley Sanchez in the third minute.
Canada was undone in the 34th minute when a backpass from Vanessa Gilles, under pressure from Morgan near the sideline, did not reach Sheridan, allowing Swanson to pounce on the ball with an empty goal in front of her. "This isn't fixed overnight," said Priestman, referencing the current on-field turmoil. "So we've got to push through. We've got to turn it around now and be fresh-faced and be ready to go again for Game 2 . Because there's probably five games before a World Cup right now. That's the difficult position we're in."
The Canadian men refused to play a friendly against Panama in Vancouver last June over their dissatisfaction at the labour talks.
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