Spiraling Drone-Spying Scandal at Olympics Risks Damage to Canadian Soccer Ahead of 2026 World Cup

Spiraling Drone-Spying Scandal at Olympics Risks Damage to Canadian Soccer Ahead of 2026 World Cup
Canada's players celebrate after Vanessa Gille (bottom C), scored her side's second goal during the women's Group A soccer match between Canada and France at Geoffroy-Guichard stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Etienne, France, on July 28, 2024. The Associated Press/Silvia Izquierdo
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PARIS—Canadian soccer officials admitted in evidence to FIFA that spying on opponents was routinely done, for the men’s national team as well as the women’s team which has been punished for using drones at the Paris Olympics.

The drone-spying scandal threatens to spread beyond the Olympics, where Canada is the defending women’s champion, to the men’s team at the 2026 World Cup.