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Paris Olympics 2024: Canada docked six points by FIFA over drone incident

The Canadian women's football team, which is the reigning Olympic champion, defeated New Zealand 2-1 in its opening match. [Silvia Izquierdo/AP]

FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s football tournament and banned three coaches for one year each in a drone spying scandal.

The stunning swath of punishments, announced late on Saturday, includes a 200,000-Swiss-franc ($226,000) fine for the Canadian football federation in a case that has spiralled at the Summer Games.

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