Canadian misses penalty and chance of world cup record – 07/21/2023 – Sports

With the ball on the penalty spot, striker Christine Sinclair had the chance to be part of football history. If she scored, she would be the first athlete (male or female) to score goals in six different World Cups. She would also become, at age 40, the oldest to score in a women’s World Cup.

But the Canadian’s shot was saved by Nigerian goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and the match between the two teams, for Group B, ended in a 0-0 tie (check out the complete table of games)

Part of Canada’s Olympic champion team in Tokyo-2021, Sinclair is now tied with Marta and Cristiano Ronaldo as footballers with goals in five World Cups. The Brazilian can also reach sixth in the team’s debut, Monday (24), against Panama.

She herself had suffered the penalty, at six of the second half, when she was brought down by Francisca Ordega in the area.

Nnadozie was man of the match not only for saving the penalty, but for other interventions that ensured equality. Paris FC’s standout in the French Championship, she is playing in the World Cup for the first time.

The result left Australia top of the bracket after beating Ireland in the first round. Canada and Nigeria took one point.

The surprise of the African draw was not repeated when the Philippines entered the field to face Switzerland. It was the first time that a team from the country competes in a World Cup, whether for men or women, in the youth or professional categories.

The dispute of the competition is a homecoming for the defender Angela Beard, born in Australia, one of the hosts of the World Cup, she decided to defend the Philippines. But the match against Switzerland, which they won 2-0, took place in New Zealand and was valid for Group A. The Europeans were equal in leadership with the New Zealanders, with three points.

In the opening of Group C, with ease, Spain showed its favoritism and passed Costa Rica by 3-0, with three goals in the first half. Result that served to relieve the pressure on the Spanish, with relationship problems in the cast and fight with the national federation because of the award to the players.