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The spying incident is costing Canada's women's soccer players dearly.
The 2021 Olympic champions were deducted six points in the current tournament for the unauthorized use of a drone to observe their opponents' training sessions.
In addition, national coach Bev Priestman, assistant Jasmine Mander and video analyst Joseph Lombardi have each been banned from all football activities for one year by FIFA. The Canadian association must also pay a fine of CHF 200,000.
As a result of the points deduction, Canada are now on minus three points in Group A. The gold medal winners from Tokyo now have little chance of progressing. An appeal against the decision can be lodged with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
