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Canada’s midfielder Desiree Scott and U.S. forward Abby Wambach celebrates USA’s game-winning extra time goal in women’s soccer action at the Olympic Games in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canadian forwards Christine Sinclair (12) and Melissa Tancredi react after losing 4-3 in extra time women’s soccer action against the USA at the Olympic Games in London on Monday, Aug.6, 2012. Photo by Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS
The United States’ Abby Wambach (centre) celebrates her penalty goal with her teammates during the semifinal women’s soccer match between the USA and Canada at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
Canada’s Sophie Schmidt (left) and Christine Sinclair react after their team lost during their semifinal women’s soccer match between the USA and Canada at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
The United States’ Abby Wambach (centre right) celebrates with teammates including her teammate Kelley O’Hara on her back and scorer of the winning goal Alex Morgan (left, with back to camera) after their semifinal win over Canada in their women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. Photo by Jon Super / AP
Canadian forward Christine Sinclair reacts after losing 4-3 in extra time women’s soccer action against the USA at the Olympic Games in London on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn Photo by Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS
The United States’ Megan Rapinoe is tackled by Canada’s Diana Matheson during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. Photo by Jon Super / AP
Canadian forward Christine Sinclair reacts after losing 4-3 in extra time women’s soccer action against the USA at the Olympic Games in London on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS
The United States’ Megan Rapinoe (right) celebrates with teammate Alex Morgan as Tobin Heath slides in on her knees after scoring against Canada during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. Photo by Jon Super / AP
Canada’s Christine Sinclair (centre) celebrates her goal during the semifinal women’s soccer match against the United States at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
The United States’ Amy Le Peilbet (left) fights for the ball against Canada’s Melissa Tancredi during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. Photo by Jon Super / AP
The United States’ Lauren Cheney, (left) battles for the ball against Canada’s Diana Matheson (on the ground) during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
United States's forward Lauren Cheney (L) is tackled by Canada's forward Christine Sinclair (R) during the London 2012 Olympic women's football semi final match between USA and Canada at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on August 6, 2012. A Photo by PAUL ELLIS / AFP/GettyImages
Canada's forward Christine Sinclair (C) scores the opening goal past United States's goalkeeper Hope Solo during the London 2012 Olympic Games womens semi final football match between USA and Canada at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on August 6, 2012. Photo by ANDREW YATES / AFP/GettyImages
United States goalkeeper Hope Solo fails to stop a goal from Canada’s Christine Sinclair (not pictured) during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Photo by Ben Curtis / AP
Canada's forward Christine Sinclair (L) celebrates with forward Jonelle Filigno (C) and midfielder Diana Matheson after scoring the opening goal during the London 2012 Olympic Games womens semi final football match between USA and Canada at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on August 6, 2012. Photo by ANDREW YATES / AFP/GettyImages
United States's defender Kelley O'Hara (L) vies with Canada's forward Jonelle Filigno during the London 2012 Olympic Games womens semi final football match between USA and Canada at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on August 6, 2012. Photo by ANDREW YATES / AFP/GettyImages
The United States’ Megan Rapinoe (left), prepares to kick the ball against Canada’s Christine Sinclair (right), during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
The United States’ Megan Rapinoe (left), heads for the ball against Canada’s Sophie Schmidt (right) during their semifinal women’s soccer match between the USA and Canada at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
United States goalkeeper Hope Solo (centre left) fails to stop a goal from Canada’s Christine Sinclair (right) during their semifinal women’s soccer match in the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Photo by Ben Curtis / AP
Canada’s Desiree Scott (right) battles for the ball against the United States’ Lauren Cheney during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
American fans pose for a photo prior the semifinal women’s soccer match between the USA and Canada at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
Canada’s Melissa Tancredi (left) and United States’ Amy Le Peilbet challenge for the ball during the semifinal women’s soccer match between the USA and Canada in the 2012 Summer Olympics, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Photo by Ben Curtis / AP
United States’ Lauren Cheney (left) battles for the ball against Canada’s Desiree Scott during their semifinal women’s soccer match between the USA and Canada at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
Canada’s Christine Sinclair (centre) celebrates her first-half goal with her teammates during their semifinal women’s soccer match against the United States at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
The United States’ Rachel Buehler (left) jumps for the ball against Canada’s Christine Sinclair during their semfinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. Photo by Jon Super / AP
Canada’s Christine Sinclair (left) scores past United States’ goalkeeper Hope Solo during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. Photo by Jon Super / AP
Canada’s Carmelina Moscato (foreground) battles for the ball against the United States’ Alex Morgan during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
The United States’ Amy Le Peilbet (left) battles for the ball against Canada’s Melissa Tancredi (right) during their semifinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
An American fan cheers prior the semifinal women’s soccer match between the USA and Canada at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
An American fan cheers prior the semifinal women’s soccer match between the USA and Canada at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP
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They lingered out on the hallowed ground of Old Trafford. As if they didn’t want to leave. As if they felt they’d earned the right to stay.
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MANCHESTER — They lingered out on the hallowed ground of Old Trafford. As if they didn’t want to leave. As if they felt they’d earned the right to stay.
Christine Sinclair sat on the ground, too tired and too angry to budge. Midfielder Sophie Schmidt couldn’t be bothered to hide her tears.
They all looked dazed, disoriented, disbelieving, like victims who’d stumbled out of an auto wreck.
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“I just don’t think any of us could believe what happened,’’ murmured a misty-eyed Melissa Tancredi. “Honestly. That’s why we didn’t leave, probably. I just didn’t want to leave because I couldn’t believe that’s what happened. That was our game. That was our win to have. We put it all out there on the field.
In what was undoubtedly one of the most compelling sporting events in recent Canadian history — and arguably the greatest women’s match ever played, particularly given the stakes — John Herdman’s gallant group were knocked out of gold-meal contention 4-3 deep into added extra time by the U.S.
“Beaten” would an inaccurate wording.
The No.-1 ranked Americans, the poster gals for the women’s game, were the beneficiaries of virtually every call from Norwegian referee Christiana Pedersen. Coincidence? Not from a Canadian viewpoint. Sour grapes? Nope. Not in this case. At least not in any sort of balanced viewpoint.
“We outplayed the Americans the whole game, and never we’ve done that,’’ said keeper Erin McLeod. “[The refereeing) was one-side the whole way. This is heartbreaking. We feel we got robbed.’’
An Alex Morgan header in the 123rd minute, mere seconds from penalties, killed off the Canadian gold-medal aspirations that seemed so tantalizingly close after taking the lead. Now they must play for bronze on Thursday, versus France, in Coventry. But this will be hard to shake.
“To play the way we did ... we feel like the ref took it away from us,’’ stewed skipper Christine Sinclair. No adjectives could describe Sinclair’s three-goal performance, two off headers and the first an incisive finish off a Tancredi layoff.
“We didn’t feel like we lost. It’s a shame that in a game like that, which is so important, the ref decided the result before it started.’’
The Canadians were furious, and rightly so, with two critical sequences. First, a missed handball that clearly struck the arm of American midfielder Megan Rapinoe at one end of the pitch, followed by a rarely-if-ever called delay of game on McLeod for not playing the ball within six seconds. That led to an indirect free kick inside the area, about 12 yards out —and that led to a subsequent hand ball call levied on central defender Marie-Eve Nault (which was, glory be, spotted!).
McLeod acknowledged she’d received a warning from a linesman at the start of the second half not to dawdle. “She said ‘Don’t delay the play too much,’ but it wasn’t like a real warning. She said I held the ball for 10 seconds. She obviously counted the time when I was on the ground.’’
A sarcastic semi-smile. “An interesting call.’’
When asked if she’d held the ball 10 seconds, as accused, McLeod, unblinking, replied bluntly: “Nowhere near.
“I think the referee was very one-sided. I was stunned when it happened, when I got the indirect free kick.’’
Sinclair claimed that when, as captain, she approached Pedersen to discuss such a rare and controversial decision, there was no explanation forthcoming.
“She actually giggled,’’ fumed the skipper, “and said nothing. Classy. You never see the six-second rule call without a warning, first of all. Then to have a penalty shot called as a result. Just shocking. That’s all I said to her.
“Every single one of us did everything we possibly could to get a result. I am so proud of our team. I’ve never been prouder.’’
At his post-match media availability, coach John Herdman initially shied away from getting involved in the furore, but as the conversation went on, his true feelings emerged.
“When a ball’s struck at that pace ...,’’ he said of the call given against Nault. “We’re deeply disappointed. We wanted to see a gold medal hanging around our necks. It wasn’t like [McLeod] purposely tried to slow the game down, where you see goalkeepers really cheating. She wasn’t doing that. She was waiting for our fullback to get tucked in. We didn’t want to launch it.
“[Pedersen] will have to sleep in bed tonight after watching the replays. She’s got that to live with. We’ll move on from this. I wonder if she’ll be able to.’’
A real pity that a cloud of controversy has settled overtop of one of the great sporting events we’ve witnessed in recent years. The Canadians may not be playing for gold Thursday, but they’ve become the feel-good story of these Games for the courage they displayed under the circumstances.
“There was something about just letting those girls go for it,’’ said Herdman. “We could’ve just parked the bus and taken it to penalties but that was wrong. The game was open, it was going either way. Just let the girls have a good crack at this and finish with honour.’’
Re-calibrating for France so quickly after expending so much energy and emotion wouldn’t, you’d think, be an easy task.
“We came here for a medal,’’ she said defiantly. “It might not be the colour we want, but I don’t think I’d want to be the team that plays us next. Maybe next game the ref will wear a Canadian jersey.’’
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TOKYO — Canada was left off the podium for the first time in nine days at the Tokyo Olympics, but the women's soccer team guaranteed that won't be the case on Friday.

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TOKYO — Canada was left off the podium for the first time in nine days at the Tokyo Olympics, but the women's soccer team guaranteed that won't be the case on Friday.
Jessie Fleming scored on a 74th-minute penalty as the Canadians edged the United States — their longtime nemesis --1-0 in a semifinal Monday at Ibaraki Kashima Stadium.
That means the Canadians will win their third straight Olympic medal. And this time, the colour won't be bronze. Canada finished third both at the 2012 London Games and four years later in Rio de Janeiro, and the team had stated that this time they wanted an upgrade.
"Back-to-back bronzes, we were kind of sick of that," team captain Christine Sinclair said. "And this team, I mean, wow, what a performance, what a fight. Just so proud of our team, and one more to go."
Canada will face Sweden for gold on Friday at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium. Sweden advanced with a 1-0 win over Australia in the other semifinal.
Canada remained at 14 medals (three gold, four silver, seven bronze), good for 14th spot on the medal table. Overall, Canada has the 12th most medals.
China leads the medal table with 29 gold, seven more than the United States. Overall, the Americans have the most medals with 64. China has 62.
The last time Canada and the United States met in Olympic soccer was in the semifinals of the London Games. In a wildly entertaining contest, the Americans won 4-3 in extra time despite a hat trick from Sinclair.
Canada's previous victory over the Americans was a 3-0 decision at the Algarve Cup in March 2001. The Americans hold a decisive 51-4-7 record in head-to-head matches between the teams.
Canada dropped a 1-0 decision to the U.S. when the teams last met at the SheBelieves Cup in February.
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