Sports Interaction Staff
July 30, 2024

Canada vs. Colombia Prediction: Olympic Women’s Soccer Odds

A victory is essential for CANWNT to advance to the quarter-finals, as they currently lag behind group leaders due to a point deduction.

CANWNT was embroiled in the above-mentioned controversy when a drone was used to spy on New Zealand’s closed training session, leading to a FIFA investigation. The fallout resulted in the suspension of head coach Bev Priestman and two assistants for 12 months. Additionally, the team was penalized with a six-point deduction for the group stage and given a hefty six-figure fine.

Canada vs. Colombia Betting Odds

This match marks the first encounter between Canada and Colombia since the 2015 Pan American Games, where Colombia came away with a 1-0 win.

The drone scandal and subsequent sanctions have significantly affected Canada’s odds, with the team first plummeting to the bottom of the odds board when the six-point deduction was announced, to bouncing back after a win against host country France. As of this writing their odds to win gold sit at +1600.

Bet on Canada vs. Colombia here.

Canada

Despite the obvious setbacks, Canada secured a 2-1 win over New Zealand and followed it with a 2-1 victory against France, where Jessie Fleming equalized, and Vanessa Gilles scored the decisive goal in stoppage time.

Gilles also made a statement on behalf of her teammates regarding the scandal, saying:

“We haven’t slept in the last three days. We haven’t eaten. We’ve been crying. Like, I wouldn’t say they’re ideal performing situations. But we’ve held each other through it and we’ve had absolutely nothing to lose. So what’s given us energy is each other, is our determination, is our pride to prove people wrong, our pride to represent this country when all this shit is coming out about our values, about our representation as Canadians.

“It’s not us. We’re not cheaters. We’re damn good players. We’re a damn good team. We’re a damn good group and we proved that today.”

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer are trying to overturn FIFA’s point deduction. They have a hearing set for Tuesday at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Paris.

We should know the outcome before Canada wraps up Group A against Colombia in Nice on Wednesday night. Canada (2-0-0) has a practice scheduled on Tuesday. A win against Colombia would give them three points and secure a spot in the knockout round.

Colombia

Colombia leads Group A, tied on points with France but ahead due to a superior goal difference. They began their campaign with a narrow 3-2 loss to France but bounced back with a 2-0 win against New Zealand, marking their first Olympic victory. Colombia got those two goals from Marcela Restrepo and Leicy Santos, who were both pivotal in that match.