Canada was left in the opening group of the World Cup. Christina Sinclair, 40, who finished the most goals of all time in international football, probably played her last World Cup.
Reigning Olympic champions Canada were rudely left out of the opening group of the FIFA World Cup after suffering a 0-4 loss to Australia.
Canada was second before the final round of Group B, but fell to third after the defeat, when Nigeria played at the same time as Ireland. The top two qualify for the playoffs.
The last time the Canadian women’s team missed the starting group was in the 2011 World Cup.
The team scored only two goals in its three preliminary group games. Canada got its first decent shot on Australia’s goal in the 66th minute when they were already down 0-3.
– This was Canada’s biggest test at the World Cup and it failed miserably. There were no high-quality goal chances, the defenders looked around too much and they were often too slow with the ball, according to the National Post Dan Bilicki wrote.
– You really have to think about how bad it would have been for Canada if Sam Kerr would have been in good condition.
Australia’s Kerr, who suffered from a calf injury, watched the match from the bench. He is considered one of the best players in the world.
of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation According to the CBC the match was the Canadian women’s “worst in recent years”.
Disappointed conkers
The head coach of Canada, which is ranked seventh in Fifa Bev Priestman started to realize after the match that the team’s games in the games are over.
– All credit to Australia. They were the better team today and the crowd was great. I can’t criticize my players, Priestman said.
– Football is sometimes cruel. Maybe the team lacked belief. I didn’t think we’d be so freaked out, he continued.
The midfielder who has represented Canadian women since 2005 by Sophie Schmidt The national team career ended in bitter moods.
– There are no words for our feelings right now. We are shocked and disappointed. Feels like we let Canada down, Schmidt said.
– I should have been able to score a couple of goals, and their goal went to me. We made small personal mistakes all over the field.
Also scored the most goals ever (190) in international football Christina Sinclair40, was likely playing his last World Cup.
– The races end here, and I probably won’t play in the others anymore. I’m leaving the World Cup fields for the last time, team captain said.
Sinclair, who failed to score against Nigeria, could have become the first woman to score in six World Cups.