With today’s victory, Canada moves to 3-0 and wins Group F. Canada will face the second-place team from Group G in the 2016 Rio Olympic Quarterfinals on Friday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m. ET, at Arena Corinthians, in São Paulo, Brazil.
The victory is Canada’s first-ever win over Germany in women’s soccer.
West Virginia University women’s soccer senior midfielder Ashley Lawrence was rested the first half and entered the match in the 46th minute. She finished with one shot.
Classmate Kadeisha Buchanan, a defender, was forced to sit out the match as she had accumulated two yellow cards in the previous two matches.