ALBUFEIRA, Portugal, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Spain and Canada will feature in 2017 Algarve Cup final after both nailed seven points in the group phase, while China were placed fourth in Group C after suffering a 2-1 loss at the hands of Australia here on Monday.

Spain and Canada already had one of their feet in the final with two wins in a row, and they both had goalless draws with Iceland and host Portugal respectively.

China and Australia recorded a 1-1 tie one year ago, both going through the Asian qualifications for the Rio Olympic Games.

The Steel Roses made one change to their starting line-up, bringing in Wu Haiyan as center-back Wang Yan withdrew due to a hamstring injury sustained in a game against Sweden three days ago.

China opened the scoring account at the tournament after consecutive passes among their attacking trio, before Wang Shanshan beat Australian goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold in the 36th minute.

Australia made several changes to their line-up in the second half, and began to get an upper hand. Substitute Emily Gielnik finished a brilliant volley past goalie Zhao Lina on 61 minutes.

China suffered another blow with less than 10 minutes remaining, when Ellie Carpenter headed in the game winner from a corner kick.

"Our players did well both on tactic and technique. We got many chances, but unfortunately, we did not get what we deserved," said Bruno Bini, China's head coach.

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