Christine Sinclair and Canada defeat the USWNT 1-0 and advance to the gold medal match to face the winner of Australia vs. Sweden.
Portland Thorns FC had five players feature in the United States vs. Canada Olympic semifinal. Crystal Dunn, Becky Sauerbrunn and Lindsey Horan started for the U.S. and Christine Sinclair started for Canada. Adrianna Franch was substituted on for Alyssa Naeher.
The U.S. started well. They got on the ball and pressed Canada well but they were unable to create any chances. Canada quickly figured out how to take advantage of their numerical superiority in midfield.