Britain's Caroline Weir, 2nd left, celebrates with teammate Millie Bright after scoring her side's opening goal against Canada during a women's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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KASHIMA, Japan (AP) - Britain earned first place in its group in the women's Olympic soccer tournament on Tuesday with an own-goal in the final minutes for a 1-1 draw with Canada.
Adriana Leon scored in the 55th minute to give Canada the lead before the equalizing goal in the 85th. Britain, with wins in its first two Group E games, had already secured a spot in the knockout stage.
Britain will next play Australia in the quarterfinals in Kashima, while Canada heads to Rifu to face Brazil, the second-place team Group F. Brazil defeated Zambia 1-0 in its final game Tuesday.
Canada rested captain Christine Sinclair, the all-time leading international scorer. She was not among the 18 who dressed for the match.
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Canada's Adriana Leon, right, celebrates with teammate Quinn after scoring her side's opening goal against Great Britain during a women's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Canada's Adriana Leon, right, celebrates scoring her side's opening goal against Great Britain during a women's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Canada's Adriana Leon, left, celebrates with teammate Sophie Schmidt after scoring her side's opening goal against Great Britain during a women's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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