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[elly63]

Fantastic effort by Canada in beating tournament scoring leader Germany to advance to the semi finals of the World U17 championship.

Coming into this game Canada rested some starters (and Jordyn Huitema red carded) and got smoked by Spain 5-0 in a somewhat meaningless group game. Germany had smoked USA 4-0.

"The Next One" Jordyn Huitema scored in the 83rd minute to give Canada the win. This will be available later at tsn.ca Games on Demand Quarter Final 4, check it out.

[JHikka]

Canada's final CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match will be played in Vancouver in March against French Guiana.

https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-...-match-p161952

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by JHikka

Canada's final CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match will be played in Vancouver in March against French Guiana.

https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-...-match-p161952

Ya saw that awesome! French Guiana isn't exactly a large draw but there should be tens of thousands of people there for that match. Vancouver has the strongest support for our national soccer teams.

[elly63]

Originally Posted by JHikka

Canada's final CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match will be played in Vancouver in March against French Guiana.

Today at 6 pm EST on TSN2

[elly63]

Alphonso Davies saw his first action with Bayern yesterday and another Canadian is being looked at for the Bundesliga.

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Courtesy Liverpoolfc.com and spitfire at Vs

Liam Millar is a Canada international forward who joined Liverpool at the end of the 2015-16 campaign.

A member of the Reds' U23 and U19s squads, Millar won his first senior international cap in March 2018.

Millar, who can play out wide or as a central attacker, finished 2017-18 as the Academy's top scorer, netting 19 goals in all.

In January 2019, it was announced on deadline day he had signed a new contract with the club as well as agreed to a loan deal with Kilmarnock until the end of 2018-19.

After turning down approaches from Porto and a few Premier League clubs and after a chat with Klopp, Liam decided to sign a new long term contract and head out on loan to Kilmarnock.

[JHikka]

Klimarnock are actually third for once in the Scottish league. IIRC their manager used to coach at Liverpool which is where the connection for Millar is. Should see some good playing minutes there.

[elly63]

A little background, this is a promotion from Barca B to a team in a fight for promotion to La Liga

FC Barcelona loans Montrealer Ballou Tabla to Albacete in Spain's second tier
FC Barcelona has sent Canadian international Ballou Tabla out on loan to Albacete in the Spanish second division until the end of the season.
The Canadian Press January 31, 2019

BARCELONA, Spain — FC Barcelona has sent Canadian international Ballou Tabla out on loan to Albacete in the Spanish second division until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old attacking midfielder from Montreal had been playing for Barcelona’s B team in the second tier.

Tabla’s move to Barcelona from the Montreal Impact was completed in January 2018.

Ballou, who was born in Ivory Coast but raised in Montreal, joined the Impact academy in August 2012. He joined the Impact first team in October 2016.

At 17 years, 338 days, he became the youngest Impact player to take part in an MLS game when he took the field in San Jose on March 4, 2017. Tabla played in 21 games (11 starts) for the Impact in 2017, recording two goals and two assists with 1,146 minutes played.

Tabla has been in Canada camps from under-15 to under-20 and played five games for Canada at the CONCACAF U-17 Championship in 2015. He was named Canada’s under-17 player of the year in 2014 and won under-20 honours in 2016.

He has two caps at the senior level.

[elly63]

Midfielder Stephen Eustáquio (formerly Portuguese Primeira Liga club Chaves and Portugal under-21) presently Mexican Liga MX club Cruz Azul has just committed to the Canadian Men's National Team.

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Gotta See It: Canada’s Alphonso Davies scores 1st Bundesliga goal for Bayern Munich
Sportsnet.ca March 17, 2019

At 18 years old, Alphonso Davies becomes the youngest goal scorer for Bayern since 1999

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Canada announces squad for decisive match in Concacaf Nations League Qualifying
canadasoccer.com 11 March 2019

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team will call on the home crowd for their last match of Concacaf Nations League Qualifying. It is a match that matters, with Canada needing a win to guarantee their spot in both the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup and 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League Group A.

To help get Canada over the line, coach John Herdman has called an exciting group of players for the Sunday 24 March decisive match at BC Place in Vancouver. Canada’s home crowd will have a chance to get behind the Canada team that features experienced, young and emerging stars as well as the homecoming of 2018 Canadian Player of the Year Alphonso Davies.

“Every game you play at home is special, but this game has the little something extra as the result could really shape the destiny for Canada,” said John Herdman, Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team Head Coach. “For the people of British Columbia, they’ve been amazing at being there for Canada when we’ve needed them most and we need them out again on March 24th to help this team make history by qualifying for Concacaf Nations League Group A”.

The Canada-French Guiana match kicks off at 15.00 local at BC Place in downtown Vancouver. Fans are encouraged to be there when it matters to cheer on Canada’s soccer heroes and next generation of up-and-coming young stars. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.ca starting as low as $20. A special ‘Me+3’ ticket offer is available for this match. By purchasing three tickets in Price Category 2, fans will receive the fourth one free. Fans can visit canadasoccer.com/tickets for complete ticket information.

Of the 34 nations in Concacaf Nations League Qualifying, the top-10 qualify for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup while the top-6 also qualify for 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying Group A. With just the one match remaining, Canada are in third place with nine points and +14 goals difference.

Including Canada, six nations have reached nine points with three straight wins while nine other nations could still equal that mark with a win in the last week of the qualifying competition. French Guiana are in 12th place with six points, so they will be desperate to get a win in order to qualify for the Concacaf Gold Cup like they did two years ago.

Incidentally, the only previous Canada-French Guiana encounter was the Concacaf Gold Cup opener in 2017. Davies scored his first two international goals in that match at age 16, making it 3-0 on the hour mark and then 4-2 after a brief French Guiana rally.

CANADA’S HEROES COMING TO BC PLACE

Canada will field their best lineup for the home international on Sunday 24 March in Vancouver. Veterans include midfielder Scott Arfield, goalkeeper Milan Borjan, centre back David Edgar, midfielder Will Johnson, and midfielder Atiba Hutchinson. Like Davies, both Johnson and Hutchinson have won Canadian Player of the Year honours.

Borjan, the Canadian record holder for clean sheets in UEFA competitions, was recently named the Red Star Belgrade Male Athlete of the Year for the 2018 season. Just last year, Borjan helped his club with the Serbian SuperLiga title and qualify for UEFA Champions League.

Also coming home from overseas in Europe, winger Junior Hoilett plays Cardiff City FC in the Premier League, fullback Samuel Adekugbe plays for Vålerenga Fotball in Norway, goalkeeper Simon Thomas plays for Kongsvinger IL in Norway, Arfield plays for Rangers FC in Scotland, and both Hutchinson and Cyle Larin play for Beşiktaş JK in Turkey.

Davies, who now plays for FC Bayern Munich in Germany, returns to BC Place where he spent the last four years in the Vancouver Whitecaps organisation. Current Vancouver players called into the Canadian team for the March match are goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, centre backs Derek Cornelius and Doneil Henry, and midfielder Russell Teibert.

Other big stars in the Canadian squad are forward Lucas Cavallini of Puebla FC in Mexico, Mark-Anthony Kaye of Los Angeles FC, Samuel Piette of Impact de Montréal, and 2018 George Gross Memorial Award winner Jonathan Osorio of Toronto FC.

“Having got to know this group of men, I know how important it is for them to play at home so that our heroes in red shirts are visible to our young fans, it’s a big part of why they do what they do,” said Herdman. “For the players coming back into Canada, there is always that extra emotion playing on home soil, these men have worked to earn the right to sing the national anthem with their fellow Canadians and to them there’s no better feeling, it’s just special and even more so when the game they’re about to play has real meaning and they hear and feel that Canadian support.”

YOUNGSTERS ON THE RISE

Davies is one of seven call ups aged 21 or younger, all returning from promising 2018 seasons on the international stage. Davies, 18, is joined by teenagers Jonathan David of KAA Gent in Belgium, Liam Millar of Kilmarnock FC in Scotland, and Ballou Tabla of Albacete Balompié in Spain. Other youngsters are Zachary Brault-Guillard of Impact de Montréal, Derek Cornelius of Vancouver, and Marcus Godinho of Heart of Midlothian in Scotland.

Davies, Brault-Guillard, Cornelius, Millar, and Tabla have all joined new teams since last year, with Davies notably joining German Bundesliga giants FC Bayern while 2018 Canadian Youth International of the Year Cornelius signed with Vancouver. Brault-Guillard is out on loan from Olympique Lyon, Millar is out on loan from Liverpool FC, and Tabla is out on loan from FC Barcelona.

CANADA SOCCER MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM

Canada posted a perfect international record with four wins and four clean sheets in 2018, a first for the Men's National Team Program. Three of those wins were in Concacaf Nations League Qualifying, pushing Canada into third place in the 34-nation competition with nine points and +14 goals difference. In September, Canada set a national record with eight goals scored in a single match, an 8:0 away victory over US Virgin Islands. In October, Canada set a national record for the biggest goal difference in a home match, a 5:0 win over Dominica at BMO Field in Toronto.

Canada are two-time CONCACAF champions, having won the CONCACAF Championship in 1985 and the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000. In winning the 1985 CONCACAF Championship, Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™; in winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Canada qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001.

CANADA

GK- Milan Borjan | SRB / FK Crvena zvezda (Red Star Belgrade)
GK- Maxime Crépeau | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
GK- Simon Thomas | NOR / Kongsvinger IL
CB- Derek Cornelius | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
CB- David Edgar | ENG / Hartlepool United FC
CB- Doneil Henry | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
FB- Samuel Adekugbe | NOR / Vålerenga Fotball
FB- Zachary Brault-Guillard | CAN / Impact de Montréal
FB- Marcus Godinho | SCO / Heart of Midlothian FC
M- Scott Arfield | SCO / Glasgow Rangers FC
M- Atiba Hutchinson | TUR / Beşiktaş JK
M- Will Johnson | USA / Orlando City SC
M- Mark-Anthony Kaye | USA / Los Angeles FC
M- Jonathan Osorio | CAN / Toronto FC
M- Samuel Piette | CAN / Impact de Montréal
M- Russell Teibert | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
F- Lucas Cavallini | MEX / Puebla FC
F- Jonathan David | BEL / KAA Gent
F- Cyle Larin | TUR / Beşiktaş JK
W- Alphonso Davies | GER / FC Bayern München
W- David Junior Hoilett | WAL / Cardiff City FC
W- Liam Millar | SCO / Kilmarnock FC
W- Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla | ESP / Albacete Balompié

[JHikka]

The CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match today is the first match to be produced by MediaPro in its new Canadian deal. Broadcast being sold to TSN for distribution.

[elly63]

Junior Hoilett with a cheeky highlight reel goal. Get his own throw-in (off the back of a teammate) and then takes the ball to the corner of the far end of the box and scores.

[elly63]

Canada gives up a bonehead goal to even the score but I was confident they would come back and they did with two more before the half. Canada looking good. Jonathan David looking like a million bucks (or 5 million Euros transfer fee)

[king10]

Good game. Can't wait to see how our exciting youngsters and top vets stack up against higher competition in the Gold Cup and Nations A League.

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by king10

Good game. Can't wait to see how our exciting youngsters and top vets stack up against higher competition in the Gold Cup and Nations A League.

Ya agreed!

[JHikka]

CONCACAF Nations League draw has placed Canada in a group with USA and Cuba. Goal should be to avoid relegation but I think this Canada team can genuinely push the US a bit. It's nice to finally get some competitive matches against our neighbours.

[elly63]

Originally Posted by JHikka

CONCACAF Nations League draw has placed Canada in a group with USA and Cuba. Goal should be to avoid relegation but I think this Canada team can genuinely push the US a bit. It's nice to finally get some competitive matches against our neighbours.

Paraphrase from Liam Millar - Kilmarnock (Liverpool) after watching US vs Colombia "They're no better than we are" The next gen of Canadian kids are ready to take on the world.

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Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup
Men's National Team canadasoccer.com May 30 2019

Canada Soccer have selected their squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, the confederation’s championship that kicks off 15 June at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The biennial competition provides a tremendous opportunity for the Canadian squad as they face Concacaf’s top nations for the first time since reaching the Quarter-finals in 2017.

Canada will play in the first match of the tournament when they face Martinique on 15 June in Pasadena (19.30 ET / 16.30 PT) before facing Mexico on 19 June in Denver (22.00 ET / 20.00 MT) and Cuba on 23 June in Charlotte (18.00 ET). From 16 nations divided into four groups, the top two nations from each group will advance to the 2019 Quarterfinals.

“We laid a good foundation culturally and tactically through Concacaf Nations League Qualifying and the team seem focused and ready to push each other and the country as far as they can in the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup,” said John Herdman, Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team Head Coach. “The tournament will be tough with the quick turnaround of games, the travel schedule and playing at altitude in Denver against a very good opponent, then to the heat and humidity of Charlotte, but this is what you want as a team to be tested and then to grow from those experiences. We’ve been tested in different ways through Concacaf Nations League and now we head into a tournament setting where things will move at a rapid pace. It’s going to be great to see the team come together in this moment.”

Every match will matter as Canada continues to build momentum along their journey to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™. The 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup will provide Canada’s young players with an important test before Concacaf Nations League Group A begins in the Fall and then FIFA World Cup Qualifiers start thereafter.

Unlike two years ago, national teams will not be able to switch their squad after the group stage. In all, the competition runs 23 days from 15 June to 7 July, with the Ffinal to be played at Soldier Stadium in Chicago, IL on 7 July. Ahead of the Concacaf Gold Cup, Canada will hold a training camp that opens in early June.

Canada will look to improve on their last performance at the 2017 Concacaf Gold Cup after they went unbeaten in the group stage for the first time since 2009. Two years ago, they won 4:2 over French Guiana before drawing 1:1 with Costa Rica and 0:0 with Honduras.

CANADA'S SQUAD

The Canada squad features 16 players with Concacaf Gold Cup experience, 12 of whom helped Canada reach the Quarter-finals of the 2017 edition. Four players return after missing the last edition: former Canadian Players of the Year Atiba Hutchinson and Will Johnson as well as former Canadian U-20 Players of the Year Doneil Henry and Ashtone Morgan.

Of note, Hutchinson will be making his sixth appearance at the Concacaf Gold Cup, equaling the national record held by Julian de Guzman. Hutchinson previously helped Canada reached the Semi-final stage in 2007 and the Quarter-final stage in 2009. This will be Hutchinson’s first Concacaf Gold Cup since 2011, also his first since his Summer 2013 move to Beşiktaş JK in Turkey.

Milan Borjan, Jonathan Osorio, Samuel Piette and Russell Teibert are all making their fourth appearance at the Concacaf Gold Cup. Others returning from the last Concacaf Gold Cup in 2017 are Scott Arfield, Lucas Cavallini, Maxime Crépeau, Alphonso Davies, Junior Hoilett, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Cyle Larin and Jayson Leutwiler.

Davies was a standout at the last Concacaf Gold Cup, named to the tournament all-star team and winner of the Top Scorer and Best Young Player awards. Still only 18 years old, Davies just completed his first season in the German Bundesliga.

While Borjan has recently won back-to-back Serbian SuperLig titles with Red Star Belgrade, Osorio has won a trio of Canadian Championship titles with Toronto FC since 2016. In 2018, he was MVP and Top Scorer of the Canadian Championship as well as the Golden Boot winner in Toronto FC’s run to the Concacaf Champions League Grand Final.

All seven Concacaf Gold Cup debutants are 22 or younger, including first-time call up Noble Okello of Toronto FC. Other debutants are Zachary Brault-Guillard, Marcus Godinho, Kamal Miller, teenagers Jonathan David and Liam Millar, and 2018 Canadian Youth International Player of the Year Derek Cornelius.

For the second competition in a row, Canada features a team with an average age younger than 26 (average 25.53 years across 23 players). Along with the group of 23 players selected for the Concacaf Gold Cup, Canada's pre-tournament camp in California will feature Adam Straith of VfL Sportfreunde Lotte as a 24th player.

CANADA AT THE CONCACAF GOLD CUP

The Concacaf Gold Cup is the official national team championship of the confederation. Drawing large crowds and millions of television viewers from across the region, the Concacaf Gold Cup is a celebration of soccer, sportsmanship, and culture. For the first time, the 2019 Concacaf Gold will feature 16 participating nations, three host countries, and 17 venues.

Beyond the group phase, the top-two nations in each group will advance to the competition’s Quarter-finals to be played in Houston and Philadelphia. The Concacaf Gold Cup continues with the Semi-finals on 2 July in Glendale and 3 July in Nashville followed by the Final on 7 July in Chicago.

CANADA SQUAD & PROFILES

“Following a strong showing in Concacaf Nations League Qualifying, we need these tougher tests now,” said Herdman. “The Concacaf Gold Cup will be important for our preparations for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. We have a talented group, but now they will be fully tested in a tournament setting. The team are motivated to do well for Canada.”

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS

Canada are two-time Concacaf champions, having won the Concacaf Championship in 1985 and the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2000. In winning the 1985 Concacaf Championship, Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™; in winning the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup, Canada qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001.

MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM

Canada Soccer's Men's National Youth Teams, meanwhile, have won two Concacaf titles: both the 1986 and 1996 Concacaf Men's Youth Championships. Canada have qualified for eight editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and six editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

CANADA SQUAD

GK- Milan Borjan | SRB / FK Crvena zvezda (Red Star Belgrade)
GK- Maxime Crépeau | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
GK- Jayson Leutwiler | ENG / Blackburn Rovers
CB- Derek Cornelius | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
CB- Doneil Henry | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
CB- Kamal Miller | USA / Orlando City SC
FB- Zachary Brault-Guillard | CAN / Impact de Montréal
FB- Marcus Godinho | SCO / Heart of Midlothian FC
FB- Ashtone Morgan | CAN / Toronto FC
M- Scott Arfield | SCO / Glasgow Rangers FC
M- Atiba Hutchinson | TUR / Beşiktaş JK
M- Will Johnson | USA / Orlando City SC
M- Mark-Anthony Kaye | USA / Los Angeles FC
M- Noble Okello | CAN / Toronto FC
M- Jonathan Osorio | CAN / Toronto FC
M- Samuel Piette | CAN / Impact de Montréal
M- Russell Teibert | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
F- Lucas Cavallini | MEX / Puebla FC
F- Jonathan David | BEL / KAA Gent
F- Cyle Larin | TUR / Beşiktaş JK
W- Alphonso Davies | GER / FC Bayern München
W- David Junior Hoilett | WAL / Cardiff City FC
W- Liam Millar | ENG / Liverpool FC U-23

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Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019
Women's National Team/Olympic Team canadasoccer.com May 25 2019

Canada Soccer have announced their official 23-player squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™. Unveiled with the theme “Together We Rise”, Canada’s official squad will compete in their seventh consecutive FIFA Women’s World Cup™ building on the program’s existing foundation and peaking towards the best possible performances on the world’s biggest stage.

Canada are just four years removed from a Quarter-finals finish at the record-breaking FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™, played from coast to coast across Canada. That competition provided unprecedented exposure for women’s football in Canada and around the world, attracting a worldwide television audience of more than 750 million viewers. Once again in 2019, fans will be able to watch every match live in Canada on CTV and TSN.

“We are going there to win it, but we have been very good at taking things one step at a time,” said Kenneth Heiner-Møller, Canada Soccer’s Women's National Team Head Coach and Women’s National EXCEL Director. “We didn’t look beyond the Algarve Cup and we didn’t look beyond matches against England or Spain; we only looked at what was right in front of us. Right now, there are three group matches in front of us and we are focused very clearly on Cameroon, New Zealand and Netherlands.”

Across eight international matches in 2019, Canada are undefeated with five wins and three draws, along with seven goals scored and just one conceded. Canada’s scoring leader is team captain Christine Sinclair who has scored four times in eight matches, leaving her just four goals back of the all-time international record.

Canada’s squad is connected, passionate, and committed to excellence at this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup™. Canada qualified last October before finishing second at the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship.

CANADA’S 23-PLAYER SQUAD

The Canada squad features nine returning players from the most recent FIFA Women’s World Cup™, a sixth-place finish on home soil in front of a record-setting 1.35 cumulative spectators. Notable returning stars include recent Canadian Players of the Year Kadeisha Buchanan and Christine Sinclair. At Canada 2015, Buchanan was both a tournament all-star selection as well as the Best Young Player award winner.

Of note, Sinclair will be making her fifth appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals, equaling the national record held by Karina LeBlanc. Along with helping Canada finish in fourth place at USA 2003, she has recently captained Canada to back-to-back bronze medal performances at the Olympic Games.

Buchanan is coming off her third UEFA Champions League winning season with Olympique Lyonnais. She has won eight trophies in three seasons with her French club.

Canada’s other returning veterans are goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé, fullbacks Allysha Chapman and Ashley Lawrence, midfielders Jessie Fleming, Sophie Schmidt, and Desiree Scott, and forward Adriana Leon. Schmidt is making her fourth appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ while Labbé and Scott are making their third appearances.

Of Canada’s 14 debutants, half of them were still teenagers four years ago when Canada hosted the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 2015. Those youngsters are goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan, centre back/midfielder Rebecca Quinn, fullback Jayde Riviere, midfielders Gabrielle Carle and Julia Grosso, and forwards Jordyn Huitema and Deanne Rose. Of those seven, Grosso, Huitema and Riviere are all 18 years old.

The seven other FIFA Women’s World Cup™ debutants are goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo, centre backs Shannon Woeller and Shelina Zadorsky, fullbacks Lindsay Agnew and Jenna Hellstrom, and forwards Janine Beckie and Nichelle Prince.

CANADA AT THE FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE 2019™

Following Canada’s 10 June opener against Cameroon in Montpellier, Canada will face New Zealand on 15 June in Grenoble and Netherlands on 20 June in Reims. Beyond the group phase, two or three nations from Canada’s group will advance to the Round of 16 with those initial knock-out matches to be played from 23-25 June. Beyond the Round of 16, the Quarter-finals are 27-29 June, the Semi-finals are 2-3 July, and the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ Final is 7 July.

CANADA AT THE FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Fans are encouraged to be part of Canada’s journey at the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ from 10 June to 7 July by watching all the action live on TSN and RDS. Fans can also follow the Women’s National Team both on and off the pitch across Canada Soccer’s digital channels including CanadaSoccer.com, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

“Heading into an away FIFA Women’s World Cup, we hope that the echo from our Canadian fans back home will carry us through our month in France,” said Heiner-Møller. “Having that Send-Off Match was exactly what we needed and it will have a resounding effect on our players for a long time.”

OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS & CONCACAF CHAMPIONS

Canada are two-time Olympic bronze medal winners (2012 and 2016) and two-time Concacaf champions (1998 and 2010). In all, Canada have participated in seven consecutive editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ (1995 to 2019) and three consecutive editions of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (2008 to 2016). At Rio 2016, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team were the first Canadian Olympic team to win back-to-back medals at a summer Olympic Games in more than a century.

WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Youth Teams, meanwhile, have won four Concacaf youth titles: the 2004 and 2008 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, the 2010 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, and the 2014 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship. Canada have qualified for seven editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (including a silver medal at Canada 2002) and all six editions of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (including a fourth-place finish at Uruguay 2018).

CANADA SQUAD

1- GK- Stephanie Labbé | USA / NC Courage
2- FB- Allysha Chapman | USA / Houston Dash
3- CB- Kadeisha Buchanan | FRA / FCF Olympique Lyonnais
4- CB- Shelina Zadorsky | USA / Orlando Pride
5- CB- Rebecca Quinn | FRA / Paris FC
6- W- Deanne Rose | USA / University of Florida
7- M- Julia Grosso | CAN / University of Texas at Austin
8- FB- Jayde Riviere | CAN / Ontario Super REX & Markham SC
9- F- Jordyn Huitema | FRA / Paris Saint-Germain
10- FB- Ashley Lawrence | FRA / Paris Saint-Germain
11- M- Desiree Scott | USA / Utah Royals FC
12- F- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC
13- M- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Houston Dash
14- M- Gabrielle Carle | USA / Florida State University
15- W- Nichelle Prince | USA / Houston Dash
16- F- Janine Beckie | ENG / Manchester City FC
17- M- Jessie Fleming | USA / UCLA
18- GK- Kailen Sheridan | USA / Sky Blue FC
19- F- Adriana Leon | ENG / West Ham United FC
20- CB- Shannon Woeller | SWE / Eskilstuna United
21- GK- Sabrina D'Angelo | SWE / Vittsjö GIK
22- FB- Lindsay Agnew | USA / Houston Dash
23- F/FB- Jenna Hellstrom | SWE / KIF Örebro