Canada and France remain level at 0-0 after 45 minutes of football in their bronze medal match at the City of Coventry Stadium.
It was France who made the better of the early running, and Louisa Necib fired an effort wide with eight minutes on the clock.
The chances continued to fall for France early on, with Gaetane Thiney missing the target from inside the penalty area moments later.
Canada's first chance of the match came after 15 minutes when Christine Sinclair struck an effort from just inside the box, but it just moved high of Sarah Bouhaddi's goal.
Sinclair again came close 10 minutes later when she evaded the French defence, but she was just crowded out in the box at the vital moment.
Chances remained few and far between in the latter stages of the half, with both sides struggling to find their final ball.
