Canada can still send a record number of teams to the Paris Olympics

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Both of Canada's national field hockey teams were eliminated from contention for the Paris Olympics today. A 5-1 loss to Spain by the women and the men's 3-2 defeat to Chile helped ensure that neither team will advance past the group stage at their last-chance qualifying tournaments.

The outcome wasn't all that surprising, given that Canada has never won an Olympic medal in field hockey. But the men were trying for their third consecutive Olympic appearance, while the women were seeking their first trip since 1992.

What is a "team sport" exactly? There's no firm definition. But, as a U.S. Supreme Court justice once said of obscenity, I know it when I see it. We're talking about sports like soccer, basketball, volleyball, water polo, etc. So please don't write in to complain that I left out, say, the equestrian team or the men's 4x100m sprint team. Those, and others, don't quite meet the (admittedly mushy) criteria.

With that said, here's a look at which Canadian squads have already qualified for one of the team-sport events in Paris, and who still has a chance to make it.

Women's soccer: The reigning Olympic champions were in danger of missing out before beating a tough Jamaica team in a two-game playoff in September.

Women's rugby sevens: After falling from bronze medallists in Rio to ninth place in Tokyo, Canada earned its third straight trip to the Olympics by winning a regional qualifying tournament in Langford, B.C., last August.

Men's volleyball: Canada clinched its third consecutive Olympic appearance by placing second in an eight-team global qualifier in China