Jamaica's Women's World Cup success is frightening for Canada

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Today at (the hilariously named) Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, 43rd-ranked Jamaica battled No. 8 Brazil to a scoreless draw to secure its first-ever trip to the knockout stage in the Women's World Cup. It came at the expense of the Brazilians, who made a shockingly early exit after finishing third in Group F.

Jamaica placed second after following up its startling 0-0 draw vs. No. 5 France (the eventual group winner) with a 1-0 win over Panama that marked the first victory by a Caribbean team in Women's World Cup history. Then came today's advancement-clinching draw vs. Brazil, a country with a population roughly 75 times larger than Jamaica's and a soccer tradition orders of magnitude greater, including a record five men's World Cup titles.

Another unexpected twist: after giving up an astonishing 12 goals (and scoring only one) in its World Cup debut four years ago in France, Jamaica has shut out all three of its opponents so far in Australia.

All this after the Jamaican players, fed up with their national soccer federation's lack of support, turned to crowdfunding to help pay their World Cup expenses. Nearly $100,000 US was raised for the team through two fundraisers.

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With Jamaica so successfully emulating Canada's blueprint, the Olympic champs ought to be very worried about the teams' upcoming playoff for a spot in the 2024 Paris Games. The two-leg contest will be played Sept. 22 in Jamaica and Sept. 26 in Toronto and decided by the aggregate score.

The winner goes to the Paris Olympics. The loser is