Canada's Women Win Soccer Gold, Outlasting Sweden In Penalty Kicks
The shootout had it all: Both teams missed crucial shots, and the goalkeepers made huge saves. Then a 20-year-old first-time Olympian sealed the game.
by Bill Chappell
Aug 06, 2021
1 minute
Canada is celebrating and Sweden is mourning after their women's soccer teams took their gold-medal match past regulation, through extra time and into a wildly nerve-wracking shootout Friday in the Tokyo Olympics.
The shootout had it all: Both teams missed
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