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Ben McKay

Soccer spiers Canada bumped out of Olympics

Canada's contentious title defence in the Olympic women's football tournament is over, beaten in a penalty shootout by Germany in the quarter-finals.

After being outed for spying on opposition teams on the eve of the Games, Canada defied a six-point penalty to qualify from their group into the knockout rounds.

Following a scoreless draw, German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger came up trumps in spot kicks, saving two Canadian penalties for a 4-2 shootout win in Marseille on Saturday.

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