Heat concerns push Canada-Sweden gold medal soccer match to Friday night

Members of the Canada women’s Olympic soccer team take a break during their practice the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug.

“I know that this group is so good at adapting, so we were ready for the 11 a.m.

I think looking at training today, we’re as fresh as we could be going into this game.

Sinclair, the veteran captain who leads all players with 187 career international goals, anchors a Canadian side that has 12 returning players from the Rio squad.

“Since the World Cup we’ve been talking about getting to play in a gold-medal match,” said midfielder Jessie Fleming, who scored from the penalty spot in Canada’s semifinal win.

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