The Canadian women's football team has been hit with severe penalties, including a six-point deduction in the Olympic tournament, due to espionage using drones during two of New Zealand's training sessions before both teams debuted at Paris 2024.

FIFA announced this decision on Saturday, detailing that in addition to the point deduction—Canada initially had three points from their victory over New Zealand—the team has been fined 200,000 Swiss francs. Additionally, head coach Bev Priestman, analyst Joseph Lombardi, and assistant coach Jasmine Mander have been banned from any football-related activities for a year.

The incidents came to light before the Canada vs. New Zealand match when the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) reviewed complaints from New Zealand about drone surveillance on July 22 in Saint-Étienne. Upon discovering a second incident on July 19, the COC immediately dismissed the unaccredited analyst Lombardi and assistant coach Mander, who had received Lombardi's report.

Both individuals were sent home promptly, and the COC accepted Priestman's decision not to coach the match against New Zealand on July 25 to uphold sportsmanship. On July 26, the Canadian Football Federation suspended Priestman for the remainder of the Olympics after being informed about the use of drones for spying on opponents before Paris 2024.