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PARIS - Canada was deducted six points in the Olympic women's soccer tournament and its head coach Bev Priestman banned for a year, global governing body FIFA said on Saturday, following a drone spying scandal that has tainted its gold medal defense.The Canadian Soccer Association, which said it was exploring how it could appeal the six-point deduction, was also fined 200,000 Swiss francs in a case that rocked the Paris Games.
The top two teams in each group and the two best third-ranked teams qualify for the Olympic quarter-finals.The incident caused Priestman and the other officials involved to be suspended by Canada Soccer, the sport's national governing body, and sent home from the Games.The Canadian Olympic Committee removed Priestman on Thursday after her suspension by Canada Soccer. Assistant Andy Spence will coach Canada for the remainder of the Games.
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