The Canadian men's and women's teams reigned supreme in their respective 2014 Indoor Pan American Cup campaigns and will now represent the region in the 2015 Indoor World Cup.
The northern American teams were crowned champions after two hard-fought finals in Montevideo, Uruguay. In the women's final Argentina got off to a good start, taking an early lead in the seventh minute, but the Canadian's, who were the top scoring team in both competitions, bounced back and then dominated the game to win 3-1.
The men's final saw Canada face their neighbours, the USA. Both teams went into the final with three wins and one loss under their belts, but the Canadians had already beaten the USA in the pool game and were the more confident side at the start of the match. The half-time score was 2-0 in Canada's favour and, although the USA pulled two goals back, the final score of 4-2 reflected Canada's superiority.
The four days of competition had seen some intensely-competitive games, none more so than Uruguay women's 4-2 victory in the early pool match over the eventual winners Canada, much to the delight of a vociferous home crowd. Uruguay women's subsequent appearance in the semi-finals against Argentina also raised the roof, with the host nation keeping the score at 0-0. A sole Argentinian goal during the subsequent penalty shoot-out separated the teams.
Both the 3rd/4th play-off matches went to penalty shoot-outs. Guyana's men's team finished third. They beat Argentina 2-1 in the penalty shoot-out after the match finished 2-2, while in the women's match, the USA beat Uruguay 2-1, after the match finished 1-1.
The Indoor World Cup takes place in Germany, 3-8 February, 2015.
