Canada back on familiar turf for Olympic bronze-medal game against Brazil
SAO PAULO — After losing a shot at gold, the Canadian women’s soccer team is back on familiar ground — in Sao Paulo and looking for Olympic bronze.
Friday’s third-place game with No. 8 Brazil marks Canada’s fourth game of the tournament at Corinthians Arena. The locals have welcomed the 10th-ranked Canadian women, with the exception of a preliminary-round game where they enthusiastically cheered underdog Zimbabwe.
The fans will be in Brazil’s corner this time.
“We’ll be playing against a pretty passionate crowd,” said Canadian coach John Herdman. “That used to be our home stadium and it’s not any more.”