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Brazil vs. Canada: 2016 Olympic Soccer Bronze-Medal Game Score and Reaction

Canada beat hosts Brazil to the women's football bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning 2-1 after a tough and exciting match.

Deanne Rose opened the score midway through the first half, and Christine Sinclair doubled Canada's advantage early in the second. Brazil pushed for a goal and found it through Bia Zaneratto with 10 minutes left to play, but they couldn't find a late equaliser.

Both teams would rely heavily on their veteran stars, with Brazil's Marta and Sinclair of Canada starting. TSN's Gareth Wheeler thought several Canadian stars were likely to be playing their last Olympic match:

This probably is the final #Olympics match for Sinclair, Tancredi and Matheson.