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World Cup hangover brings Canada new headaches (Reuters)
 By Steve Keating VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada awoke with a Women's World Cup hangover on Sunday, while England supporters prepared to party on as their team headed to Edmonton and a showdown with Japan for a spot in the championship final. The semi-final clash between the defending champions and surprise package England scheduled for Wednesday was timed to be a July 1 Canada Day celebration with the host team providing the sporting fireworks. Certainly the crowd in Edmonton will be well below the capacity 56,000 that was expected for a semi featuring the host nation but the U.S. remain a big draw and close to 50,000 are likely to turn up in Montreal on Tuesday when the Americans take on top ranked Germany in the other semi-final. More...
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