HAS Canada women's national football team Using drones to spy on training New Zealand team they Saint EtienneAlready Franceon the afternoon of Monday, July 22. At least that's what happened. New Zealand Olympic Committee (CONZ) in its official press release.

“New Zealand commission members reported the incident to the police and the drone operator, identified as a member of the Canadian Women's Soccer Commission, was arrested,” CONZ said. The two teams will face each other this Thursday, 25th, at noon (Brasilia time), in the first round of the World Cup. Women's football That Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

“The New Zealand Olympic Committee and Team New Zealand uphold the integrity and fairness of the Games and are deeply shocked and disappointed by this incident,” the organization added. In addition to this statement, the New Zealand organization has also filed a formal complaint with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) against Canada.

In its official statement, the Canadian Olympic Committee apologized for the incident and said it was investigating the matter. According to the sport's governing body, the drone operator was “an unaccredited member of the Canadian Football Federation Commission.”

“The Canadian Olympic Committee stands for fair play and is shocked and disappointed. “We sincerely apologize to Football New Zealand, all players involved and the New Zealand Olympic Committee.”

Also in its statement, COD stated that in collaboration with the IOC, Paris 2024, the Canadian Football Federation and FIFA, they are analyzing their next steps and that a new statement should be published on Wednesday 24.