Canada is through to the CONCACAF W Gold Cup semifinals by the skin of its teeth.
Canada needed extra time — and a lifeline from goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan in second-half stoppage time — to dispatch a stubborn Costa Rica side 1-0 Saturday and move on to the final four, against either the second-ranked U.S. or No. 23 Colombia, who square off Sunday.
Costa Rica only made it to the knockout round via a drawing of lots. But the 43rd-ranked Central Americans refused to yield to 10th-ranked Canada, whose finishing left a lot to be desired on the night.
Substitute Evelyne Viens finally ended
