0 with two goals from Gaetane Thiney on Thursday to move to the brink of a quarterfinal place at the women's World Cup in Germany. The 25-year-old Thiney headed in from close range after 24 minutes and added another with a thundering 20-meter strike before goals from Camille Abily and Elodie Tomis condemned Canada to a second successive defeat in the tournament. France has six points from two Group A games and will qualify for the last eight along with Germany if the hosts beat Nigeria later Thursday. “That was a fantastic performance,” France coach Bruno Bini told reporters. “It was difficult at the start but we recovered well.” “The whole team played brilliantly. We raised the level when we needed to and were were very strong technically.” “We made too many individual mistakes,” said Canada's Matheson. “If you don't score then you can't win.” Canada captain Christine Sinclair, wearing a head mask after breaking her nose and playing on against Germany, did her best to lift her side.
