27 March 2013
Canada’s Women’s National Team has announced the 19-player roster for its upcoming International Friendly matches against France and England.
Canada will first take on France on Thursday 4 April at Stade du Ray in Nice, France (kickoff 18.30 local, 12.30 ET / 9.30 PT), before travelling to New York Stadium in Rotherham to face England on 7 April (15.00 local, 10.00 ET / 7.00 PT).
Both matches will be streamed online onSportsnet.ca, in addition to the pre and post match coverage that will be available across Canada Soccer’s platforms.
This European trip will see the Canadians face off against familiar foes, as it will be the first time the team plays France since the hard fought bronze medal match at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament at London 2012. Canada also just recently lost 0:1 to England in the 2013 Cyprus Cup final.
“Once again going into this camp our focus will be on our performance as a team rather than the result,” said John Herdman, Head Coach of Canada’s Women’s National Team. “We will be facing two teams that are EURO contenders, while we are two years away from our next big competition. We need to look at these matches as opportunities for us to develop and prepare players for the type of performance we require to be successful in 2015/2016.”
Canada’s roster for these European friendlies feature 17 players that were part of the recent Cyprus Cup squad, while 14 were on the Olympic team last summer.Notes:
- Canada WNT has an all-time record of 4W-2D-3L against the French dating back to 1995.
- Canada WNT has an all-time record 4W-0D-2L against England in six matches dating back to 1995.
CANADA
1 - GK- Erin McLeod | USA / Chicago Red Stars
2 - CB- Emily Zurrer | USA / Seattle Reign FC
3 - F- Tiffany Cameron | USA / Seattle Reign FC
4 - CB- Carmelina Moscato | USA / Chicago Red Stars
5 - FB- Robyn Gayle | USA / Washington Spirit
6 - M- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / Seattle Reign FC
7 - FB- Rhian Wilkinson | USA / Boston Breakers
8 - M - Diana Matheson | USA / Washington Spirit
9 - FB- Ashley Lawrence | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles
10 - CB- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / FC Kansas City
11 - M- Desiree Scott | USA / FC Kansas City
12 - F- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC
13 - M- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Sky Blue FC
14 - CB- Kadeisha Buchanan | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles U-16
15 - F- Adriana Leon | USA / Boston Breakers
16 - M- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Rutgers University
17 - F- Jodi-Ann Robinson |USA / Western New York Flash
19 - FB- Chelsea Stewart | USA / UCLA
33 - GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Portland Thorns FC
1 - GK- Erin McLeod | USA / Chicago Red Stars
2 - CB- Emily Zurrer | USA / Seattle Reign FC
3 - F- Tiffany Cameron | USA / Seattle Reign FC
4 - CB- Carmelina Moscato | USA / Chicago Red Stars
5 - FB- Robyn Gayle | USA / Washington Spirit
6 - M- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / Seattle Reign FC
7 - FB- Rhian Wilkinson | USA / Boston Breakers
8 - M - Diana Matheson | USA / Washington Spirit
9 - FB- Ashley Lawrence | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles
10 - CB- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / FC Kansas City
11 - M- Desiree Scott | USA / FC Kansas City
12 - F- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC
13 - M- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Sky Blue FC
14 - CB- Kadeisha Buchanan | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles U-16
15 - F- Adriana Leon | USA / Boston Breakers
16 - M- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Rutgers University
17 - F- Jodi-Ann Robinson |USA / Western New York Flash
19 - FB- Chelsea Stewart | USA / UCLA
33 - GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Portland Thorns FC
CANADA A-Z
Buchanan, Kadeisha | 1995 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Brams United SC
Cameron, Tiffany | 1991 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | North Mississauga
Filigno, Jonelle | 1990 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | North Mississauga
Gayle, Robyn | 1985 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Mississauga Dixie Hearts
Kyle, Kaylyn | 1988 | Saskatoon, SK, CAN | Silverwood Rangers
Lawrence, Ashley | 1995 | Calendon East, ON, CAN | Brams United SC
LeBlanc, Karina | 1980 | Maple Ridge, BC, CAN | Golden Ears Angels
Leon, Adriana | 1992 | Maple, ON, CAN | Vaughan Azzuri
Matheson, Diana | 1984 | Oakville, ON, CAN | Oakville SC
McLeod, Erin | 1983 | Edmonton & Calgary, AB, CAN | St. Albert
Moscato, Carmelina | 1984 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Dixie SC
Robinson, Jodi-Ann | 1989 | Richmond, BC, CAN | Richmond SC
Schmidt, Sophie | 1988 | Abbotsford, BC, CAN | Abbotsford
Scott, Desiree | 1987 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN | Maples Cougars
Sesselmann, Lauren | 1983 | Green Bay, WI, USA | St. Bernard Elementary School
Sinclair, Christine | 1983 | Burnaby, BC, CAN | South Burnaby Metro Club Bees
Stewart, Chelsea | 1990 | Denver, CO, USA & The Pas, MB, CAN | Real Colorado
Wilkinson, Rhian | 1982 | Baie d’Urfé, QC, CAN | Lakeshore
Zurrer, Emily | 1987 | Crofton, BC, CAN | Cowichan Valley
Buchanan, Kadeisha | 1995 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Brams United SC
Cameron, Tiffany | 1991 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | North Mississauga
Filigno, Jonelle | 1990 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | North Mississauga
Gayle, Robyn | 1985 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Mississauga Dixie Hearts
Kyle, Kaylyn | 1988 | Saskatoon, SK, CAN | Silverwood Rangers
Lawrence, Ashley | 1995 | Calendon East, ON, CAN | Brams United SC
LeBlanc, Karina | 1980 | Maple Ridge, BC, CAN | Golden Ears Angels
Leon, Adriana | 1992 | Maple, ON, CAN | Vaughan Azzuri
Matheson, Diana | 1984 | Oakville, ON, CAN | Oakville SC
McLeod, Erin | 1983 | Edmonton & Calgary, AB, CAN | St. Albert
Moscato, Carmelina | 1984 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Dixie SC
Robinson, Jodi-Ann | 1989 | Richmond, BC, CAN | Richmond SC
Schmidt, Sophie | 1988 | Abbotsford, BC, CAN | Abbotsford
Scott, Desiree | 1987 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN | Maples Cougars
Sesselmann, Lauren | 1983 | Green Bay, WI, USA | St. Bernard Elementary School
Sinclair, Christine | 1983 | Burnaby, BC, CAN | South Burnaby Metro Club Bees
Stewart, Chelsea | 1990 | Denver, CO, USA & The Pas, MB, CAN | Real Colorado
Wilkinson, Rhian | 1982 | Baie d’Urfé, QC, CAN | Lakeshore
Zurrer, Emily | 1987 | Crofton, BC, CAN | Cowichan Valley
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28 March 2013
In case you missed it last week, the official match schedule for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ has been posted onFIFA.com/Canada2015. The match schedule represents another important step on the road towards this eagerly anticipated global event.Excitement is certainly building in the host nation as plans take shape for a tournament that is expected to build on the remarkable successes of previous FIFA Women’s World Cups.
In the wake of this latest landmark being passed, the tournament’s National Organising Committee CEO Peter Montopoli spoke to FIFA.com about what fans and players can expect from Canada 2015.
FIFA.com: What will the FIFA Women's World Cup be like in Canada in 2015? Peter Montopoli: Any time you host aFIFA World Cup, you know that it is going to be special, perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your country. In this case, we will be hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup from coast to coast across five time zones in six venues, from Vancouver near the Pacific Ocean to Moncton near the Atlantic Ocean. We believe this competition has the power to engage a nation while in turn produce an exceptional atmosphere for the matches themselves.
What can Canada promise as host for this competition? The FIFA Women's World Cup is a world-class competition that offers the best in football from around the globe. It is important that Canada produces a world-class stage for this competition. Our nation has proven in the past to be an excellent host for major sporting events, including the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002 and the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007. I believe we will prove it once again, infused with the character of our multicultural society, we will welcome the world through the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015.
What goals have you set for the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015? We want every Canadian to have the opportunity to be a part of this competition in 2015, to have the chance to touch and feel a piece of the excitement. We have set a target to draw a record 1.5-million spectators to this competition, through 52 matches in six stadiums in venues. Remember, never has this been done before in our nation - one major competition hosted simultaneously across six cities from coast to coast. We want this to be the most successful FIFA Women's World Cup in history!
What will the FIFA Women's World Cup do for football in Canada? The FIFA Women's World Cup must be bigger than just the 52 matches themselves. We have experienced this with each of the past FIFA competitions hosted in our country. From the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015, we want to leave a legacy for sport, for women, and for Canada that reaches far beyond the competition's 30 days. Certainly, this competition will have a positive effect on all levels of football across the country - both men's and women's soccer - but it most surely will help establish a new era in the women's game.
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015
The FIFA Women's World Cup is held every four years, with the next edition to be played in Canada in 2015. It marks the first major sporting event hosted in Canada from coast to coast, with matches to be played in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montréal and Moncton. The FIFA Women's World Cup will feature the 24 best women's football teams in the world.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 will be preceded one year earlier by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, one of two FIFA women’s youth tournaments. The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup returns to Canada for the first time since 2002. The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 will feature 16 teams featuring players born 1994 or later.
The National Organising Committee for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 features Victor Montagliani (chair), Steven Reed, Janine Helland, Doug Redmond, Clare Rustad, Walter Sieber and Peter Montopoli.
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