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Soccer player Diana Matheson out with torn knee ligament

Canada's midfielder Diana Matheson (8) during a friendly match in Winnipeg, May 8, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

OTTAWA – Canadian midfielder Diana Matheson will be out of action indefinitely after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.

She was hurt in a 3-0 loss to Japan last Saturday in Edmonton.

The Canadian Soccer Association confirmed the injury news today on Twitter.

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Matheson scored the lone goal in Canada’s 1-0 Olympic bronze-medal victory against France two years ago.

She says that she hopes to be back in time for the 2015 Women’s World Cup next summer in Canada.

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