Denmark advanced to the round of 16 of the Women s World Cup for the first time since 1995 after beating Haiti 2-0 on Tuesday in its last group-stage match. The win sets up a round of 16 matchup against tournament co-host Australia in Sydney next Monday.
The last time Canada played a high-stakes international match, for the 2020 Olympic gold medal, it was in an eerily empty stadium. On Monday night, in a pivotal Women’s World Cup match against tournament co-host Australia, Canada is expecting a very different environment –- a stadium full of the opposing team’s fans. Canada veteran Sophie Schmidt described her mental preparation for the crucial match against Australia as “very different” from the Tokyo Olympics, where pandemic restrictions kept fans away.
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