Who better than Christine Sinclair, the all-time leading international goalscorer, could kick off this World Cup for Canada? Obviously, the scenario was too perfect since his penalty was stopped, and the fate of the Reds was sealed.
For its first match at the World Cup, played Thursday night at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Canada had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Nigeria.
The Nigerians will have nothing to reproach themselves for, they were compact and effective in repelling and containing the Canadian siege. However, they lost the services of Deborah Abiodun, who received a red card in stoppage time.
The Canadians will be back in action on Wednesday morning against Ireland for their second group stage match. Bev Priestman’s final women’s duel will be on Monday morning July 31 against Australia.
