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Game time has been switched to 5 a.m. PST Friday (Aug. 6) after originally being scheduled for 7 p.m. PST Thursday (Aug. 5).

The game is being shifted out of concern for the athletes, who would have been playing in scorching hot mid-day temperatures in Japan. The weather forecast for Friday in Tokyo calls for a high of 33C, but with the game now starting at 9 p.m. local time the temperature will be more tolerable in the mid 20s.

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Huitema, Schmidt and company will take on Sweden at Yokohama Stadium.

The game was originally supposed to be played at Tokyo乌鸦传媒檚 Olympic Stadium, but track and field is taking place that night.

Canada is playing in the gold medal match for the first time ever after blanking the United States 1-0 in a dramatic semi-final.

Canada has won bronze in the last two Olympics.

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