France vs. Canada Women's Soccer Quarterfinals Live Stream, Preview, Predictions for Olympics 2016

Created by Staff Reporter Aug 10 2016, 10:28 AM EDT

The French Women's National Team will take on Canada's in the quarterfinals of the Olympics on Friday.

Canada has been the surprise of the tournament, winning group F with relative ease. Canada defeated Australia 2-0 in the opener before taking down Zimbabwe 3-1 in the follow-up. With qualification all but assured heading into the final game, the team took down Germany 2-1 despite fielding a B-team for the encounter.

France took down Colombia 4-0 in its opening match before losing 1-0 in the follow-up with the United States Women's National Team. The team redeemed itself in the final group game with New Zealand, winning 3-0. The team's top scorers thus far are Eugiene Le Sommer and Louisa Cadamuro; both have scored two goals in the tournament.

Prediction

This might be the most evenly matched encounter of the quarterfinals. France's side is strong and should be the big favorite to win this game despite Canada's status as group winner. France wins 2-1.