Canadian Women’s Soccer Team Loses 6 Points in Olympics Over Drone Scandal

Canadian Women’s Soccer Team Loses 6 Points in Olympics Over Drone Scandal
Canada's head coach Bev Priestman gestures during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Australia and Canada in Melbourne, Australia, on July 31, 2023.Hamish Blair/AP Photo
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Canada was deducted six points in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament and their head coach Bev Priestman was banned for a year, global governing body FIFA said on Saturday, following a drone spying scandal that has tainted their gold medal defence.

The Canadian Soccer Association, which said it was exploring how it could appeal the six-point deduction, was also fined 200,000 Swiss francs ($226,346) in a case that rocked the Paris Games.