The Canadian women’s soccer team has defeated the United States after a penalty kick handed them a 1-0 semifinal victory on Monday. The win means that the four-time gold medalist team is knocked out of the gold and silver medal competitions, but remains in the running for the bronze medal game that will be held in Kashima on Thursday. The match for gold will be played on Friday at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, where Canada will face Sweden, who beat Australia 1-0 after a 46th-minute goal from Fridolina Rolfo, a forward for Primera División club Barcelona and the Swedish national team. Jessie Fleming, a midfielder for Chelsea and the Canadian national team, scored a penalty kick in the 74th-minute, earning the team a semifinal victory against the United States. “It has been a long time coming to beat those guys,” said Fleming. “We want to come away with gold …
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