ST. JOHN’S, Canada—Despite a strong start to the contest and a valiant effort to claw back into it in the closing quarter of an hour, Canada fell 2-0 to Brazil in their last match at the SheBelieves Cup.
With the two nations coming into Orlando sharing the eighth spot in the FIFA world rankings, this game should have offered the most evenly contested fixture of the tournament.
Statistically speaking, things were close to dead even in most departments at the final whistle, save for the one number that ultimately decided the outcome.