Canada remains underwhelmed by the women's World Cup, with a combined total of 21,861 fans showing up for four opening-round games in two cities Tuesday.
The U.S. drew more than that for a friendly with Mexico at StubHub Center last month.
The empty seats were especially noticeable at Montreal's massive Olympic Stadium, where attendance for a doubleheader starring Brazil and Marta, its five-time world player of the year, was just 10,175.
At about the same time, a doubleheader in which France beat England and Colombia tied Mexico failed to fill a 15,000-seat converted track and field facility in rainy Moncton, New Brunswick.