Canada's women beat Colombia to advance to Paris knockout stage

Canada beat Colombia 1-0 to reach the knockout stage of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament despite a six-point deduction over a drone-spying controversy.

Vanessa Gilles scored her second goal of the tournament with a thumping header in the 61st minute to secure the win for the Canucks.

Amidst the drone-spying drama that has embroiled the team and had one staffer being given a suspended prison sentence over the incident, Canada managed to win all three of its matches to secure second place in Group A with three points.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Canada’s appeal of the six-point deduction on Wednesday morning, just hours before the final group stage games.

As part of the fallout, the team’s coach, Bev Priestman, and two team officials were also banned by FIFA from any football-related activity for a year.

Canada will now face 2016 Olympic gold medalist Germany in the quarterfinals.

Source : CNN