Canada vs Great Britain LIVE: Women’s football result, final score and reaction at Tokyo Olympics today
The final group stage game will determine if Team GB go through as group winners or runners-up
Great Britain take on Canada in their third and final group stage fixture on Tuesday, already through to the knockout phase but now trying to secure top spot.
Six points taken so far, courtesy of a two-goal victory over Chile and a late win over hosts Japan, leave Team GB able to rotate the squad for this fixture if head coach Hege Riise wants to, though in theory a first-place finish in the group should yield a better fixture in the quarter-finals. If Great Britain finish top, they will play third place from either Group F or G - China PR or Australia at the start of play on the final round of games - while a second-place finish sees them play F’s runners-up, likely Brazil or Netherlands.
Canada still need a point to guarantee their own progression, though with the two best third-place sides also going through, they look in a strong position to reach the last eight regardless.
Follow live updates of Canada vs Great Britain at Tokyo 2020, as well as major updates from other events below:
Murray and Salisbury ease into quarter-finals at Tokyo 2020
Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury reached the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles with a 6-2 7-6 (2) victory over German duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
Two-time gold medallist Murray put all his eggs into the doubles basket, pulling out of singles on Sunday after sustaining a minor thigh strain.
There was no evidence of any physical problems as Murray and Salisbury picked up where they left off in their first-round win over second seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut before ending a tight second set with a brilliant tie-break.
GB’s Walkden losing in final round
Team GB’s Bianca Walkden is currently competing in the semi-final of the taekwondo +67kg against South Korean Dabin Lee.
She is four points down as we enter the final two minutes of the contest. Can the three-time world champion fight back?
GB’s Walkden beaten in final second of semi-final
Bianca Walkden has lost her taekwondo semi-final to South Korean Dabin Lee in the most dramatic circumstances.
The Brit was leading 23-22 with just ONE second remaining but could not hold on as Lee clipped her in the head right at the death to win 25-23.
Remarkable drama. Walkden will have to fight it out for bronze.
GB vs Canada in women’s football at midday
Canada face Great Britain in the final round of group stage matches, with the North American nation hoping to join their European rivals in securing a place in the knockouts.
Ellen White has scored three goals in the two games so far for Team GB, hitting both in a 2-0 win over Chile before scoring the late winner against hosts Japan.
Two clean sheets show the great defensive work and organisation shown by Hege Riise’s side so far, even if they have not yet consistently hit top gear going forward.
A draw would ensure both Canada progress and Great Britain secure first place.
The two sides square off at 12pm BST at the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima.
Dean overcomes Covid twice before beating friend Scott to Olympic gold
Another day in the pool, another set of medals for Great Britain. A high-quality men’s 200m freestyle saw Maidenhead’s Tom Dean take gold and Glasgow’s Duncan Scott take silver in a breathless finish that went down to the last strokes.
Such was their dominance over the rest of the field that Fernando Schaffer of Brazil in third was indulged in his own battle to keep bronze away from Romania’s David Popovici.
The British one-two was on the cards once Scott kicked on from sixth at the halfway stage and Dean turned up the dial in the last 50m after holding third. The latter had enough to pull ahead and maintain his lead, even if it was just 0.04 seconds in the end.
It caps off a quite remarkable 12 months for Dean, who contracted Covid-19 twice: first in September and then in January. The latter was the more serious – not life-threatening but debilitating enough to wear down an athlete a few months away from his 21st birthday.
Tom Dean overcomes Covid twice before beating friend Duncan Scott to Olympic gold
‘When I was sitting in my flat in isolation, Olympic gold seemed like a million miles off,’ Dean said after pipping friend Duncan Scott to 200m freestyle victory in a stunning one-two for Team GB
Argentinian fencer loses out on medal – but gets surprise proposal from her coach and partner
Argentina’s fencer María Belén Pérez Maurice may have suffered defeat in the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, but a gold ring and a celebration is still in order as her coach and partner of 17 years popped her the question in the middle of an interview.
Pérez Maurice’s Olympic run came to an end after she lost to Hungary’s Anna Marton on the women’s saber individual competition by 15-12. The 36-year-old fencer, however, has a reason to celebrate.
Lucas Saucedo, her coach and partner for 17 years, decided to propose to her on camera in the middle of an interview she was giving to an Argentinian channel over her loss at the Olympics.
Argentinian fencer loses out on medal – but gets surprise proposal from her coach and partner
The impromptu and successful proposal on camera was not an easy task for Lucas Saucedo
Osaka admits mental health break contributed to shock loss
Naomi Osaka feels her mental health break made it harder to deal with being the face of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Tears were shed in Tokyo when the Games poster girl went down 6-1 6-4 to Marketa Vondrousova in the third round.
On a day of rain and high winds in the host city, the flame she lit on Friday night flickered out for a split second when she hit a backhand long.
Osaka admitted to herself and the watching world that she was blinded by stepping back into the limelight.
Naomi Osaka admits mental health break contributed to shock loss at Tokyo 2020
The Japanese superstar went down in straight sets against Marketa Vondrousova to end up Olympic dream
Tokyo reports record daily Covid cases as virus spreads in Olympic host city
Tokyo reported a record daily number of Covid cases on Tuesday as the virus spreads in the Olympic host city.
The number of new infections hit a record high of 2,848 on day 4 of the Games, official figures showed.
That was double Monday’s figure of 1,429, which itself was almost double the number on the same day a week earlier.
Fears about a surge in Covid cases in Japan linked to the competition threatened to overshadow the Games and led to opposition from sections of the Japanese public.
Olympics organisers reported 16 new Games-related cases on Monday, bringing the total since 1 July to 148.
Covid cases in Tokyo hit daily record
Tokyo reported a record daily number of Covid cases on Tuesday as the virus spreads in the Olympic host city.
Richards finishes seventh in women’s mountain bike cross country
Great Britain’s Evie Richards has finished seventh in the women’s mountain bike cross country event at Tokyo 2020.
It is the best-ever showing by a British female at the Games in the mountain bike discipline. More history made as the 24-year-old puts up a valiant showing.
Philippines weightlifter forced to train with water bottles cries as she wins country’s first gold
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz became the first ever Olympic gold medallist from the Philippines and used water bottles to train for her Olympic glory during the pandemic.
Diaz, who broke down in tears as her country’s national anthem was played, was forced to build her own DIY gym when she became stuck in Malaysia because of a Covid-19 outbreak.
She was stranded in the country in April 2020 on her way to Peru for an Olympic qualifying even when a government travel ban went into place.
Diaz made use of everyday objects, including two water bottles hanging from a bamboo pole to keep training.
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