An Olympian From Ontario Just Helped Canada Beat The US​ & Reach The Soccer Final

It's their first win against the US in 20 years! 👏

An Olympian From Ontario Just Helped Canada Beat The US​ & Reach The Olympics Soccer Final
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Canada's women's soccer team beat the United States for the first time in 20 years to secure their place in the Tokyo Olympics soccer final.

A second-half penalty scored by Jessie Fleming helped Canada win 1-0, setting up their shot at a gold medal against Sweden in Thursday's final. The game kicks off at 10 p.m. eastern time.

Fleming, who was born in London, Ontario and plays soccer in England for Chelsea, kept her cool on the penalty kick, sparking huge celebrations on the pitch.

The team then held the 1-0 lead for the remaining 16 minutes to secure their first win against the U.S. in two decades.

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    Western Canada Editor Daniel Milligan was the Western Canada Editor at Narcity Canada. He was responsible for developing trending news strategies and managing a team of writers and editors. Originally from the U.K., Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in journalism from Staffordshire University. Over the past decade, he has worked on major news stories including terror attacks in London, England, and Manchester, along with royal weddings, Brexit developments, the Canadian federal election and the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Daniel was a senior editor and newsroom leader at Trinity Mirror, one of the U.K.'s largest regional news websites. He would later move to Toronto and work at Yahoo Canada and CTV News/CTV National News.

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