2023 WWC: Canada came from behind to seal vital win against Ireland

Canada navigated a stiff test against the Republic of Ireland on a rain-soaked evening in Perth, coming from behind to claim a vital 2-1 victory at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Katie McCabe opened the scoring with an incredible ‘Olimpico’ goal – scoring straight from a corner kick – as her corner flew straight over the despairing Canada goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan at Perth Rectangular Stadium in Australia.

Just when Ireland thought it had safely navigated itself to half time with a lead, Megan Connolly failed to get a clean connection on a clearance with the resulting contact squirming into her own net to level the score.

Minutes into the second half, Adriana Leon completed the turnaround for the Olympic champions, slotting home from the edge of the area to seal the three points.

Republic of Ireland, meanwhile, are eliminated but they bow out after two fantastic performances — they went toe-to-toe with two of the best teams in the world and were edged out by a single goal in both games.

With one Group B game remaining for Canada and the Republic of Ireland, the North Americans sit atop the standings with four points, while the Europeans have failed to register a point so far. The other teams in Group B, Australia and Nigeria, play each other on Thursday.