Canada, the absolute owner of Group C, qualified for the quarter-finals with Paraguay in the shadows

Chicago (United States), February 28 (EFE).- With thirteen goals scored, three of which were against Costa Rica (3-0), the Canadian women's national football team increased its preferences in the third group of the Gold Cup, which came It is active until the end of this Wednesday.

The Tokyo Olympic champions' perfect campaign, which was also boosted by a rocky defense that did not concede a goal, was barely followed in Group B by Brazil, who won all three of their matches and scored seven goals against their opponents.

The Paraguayan national team qualifies for the best-of-eight round as the second-place team in Group C, which on Wednesday defeated the El Salvador national team 3-2 in a close and exciting match.

Levante Las Planas striker Jessica Martinez pulled the Paraguayan team out of its slump by scoring a hat-trick, first from a penalty kick in the 18th minute, and finally with two goals in the 86th and 91st minutes.

The Salvadorans, led by Eric Acuña Gobes, were excited about the possibility of bidding farewell to the tournament with a win, but goals from Samantha Fisher in the 68th minute and Daniel Fuentes in the 83rd minute were not enough.

The Paraguayan team, led by Antonio Carlos Bona, finished the tournament with six points, and Costa Rica maintained its hope of qualifying as one of the best third teams thanks to its three units, and El Salvador closed the classification without scoring any goals.

The Canadian team did not have any competitor in the third group of the Women's Gold Cup, and ended the first stage with three victories and nine points, scoring thirteen goals and not conceding a goal, to confirm itself as the best team in the tournament so far. .

After qualifying for the quarter-finals, the new victim of the North American national team on Wednesday was Costa Rica, which lost 3-0 in the match held at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston (Texas).

Jordyn Heitema opened the scoring for Canada in the 11th minute, and Shelina Zadorsky scored two goals, scoring the second in the 27th minute and the third goal in the 57th minute.

This time, Canadian striker Adriana Leon, who tops the scoring charts with five goals, scored an empty-net goal.

The quarter-final matches will be held next Saturday and Sunday.