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CANADA 2015: FIFA Women's World Cup visits continue across Canada

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CANADA 2015: FIFA Women's World Cup visits continue across Canada

15 August 2013
 
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 site visits have taken place this week across Canada, with stops in four of the six Canadian cities from 12-17 August 2013.

"It is wonderful to have our FIFA counterparts in Canada as part of our site visits for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015," said National Organising Committee Chief Executive Officer Peter Montopoli. "This week has provided us with the opportunity to meet key stakeholders in the Official Host Cities across the country and discuss the progress made on the road to Canada 2015."
Through Thursday, the site visits have stopped in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton, with successive media opportunities in each city. Vancouver will be the last stop on the tour, with a media opportunity on Saturday 17 August at 12.00 noon at the Westin Vancouver.
"The FIFA Women's World Cup is a great platform to advance the women's game worldwide and in the host nation," said Tatjana Haenni, Deputy Director of Competitions for Women's Football. "As a multicultural country, Canada will welcome the world and prove to be a great host for the world's preeminent 24-team competition."
The tour has included visits to stadiums and facilities that will be used for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015.
For more information on site visits or the Saturday media opportunity, please connect with Richard Scott at 613 818 0305 (Director of Communications, National Organising Committee, FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015).

Big guns quietened, challengers surge

 


The maiden season of USA’s National Women’s Soccer League is set for a thrilling climax, with the top four play-off participants determined last Wednesday. Western New York Flash, Portland Thorns FC and Sky Blue FC are confirmed alongside front-runners FC Kansas City in the semi-final line-up. However, the teams that will boast home ground advantage are no closer to being finalised following the weekend’s penultimate round. Kansas saw their ten-game streak ended by a lone strike from Boston Breakers striker Sydney Leroux, with the victors having parted company from coach Lisa Cole a week earlier. Western New York and Portland remain level on points in second after they played out a scoreless draw, as Canada goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc excelled for the latter. Sky Blue though were unable to take advantage as they shared a six-goal thriller against Chicago Red Stars, despite a high-quality double from midfielder Monica Ocampo who famously scored with a long-range strike for Mexico at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup™.
Top three: FC Kansas City (38 points), Western New York Flash, Portland Thorns, Sky Blue FC (all 35)
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Wambach: Mia's still my idol

Washington Spirit midfielder Diana Matheson voted NWSL Player of the Week


Washington Spirit midfielder and Canadian international Diana Matheson was voted the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Player of the Week by the media for Week 18 of the 2013 NWSL season.

Matheson, 29, had a goal and an assist in two games as the Washington Spirit recorded a pair of 1:0 victories at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, MD, over the Chicago Red Stars on 7 August and Seattle Reign on 10 August.
The Oakville, ON, native recorded her team-best third assist of the season on the game-winning goal by midfielder Lupita Worbis in the 58th minute last Wednesday against the Red Stars in the Spirit's first home win of the season.

AFC

Asian qualifying campaign for Canada 2015 began with the preliminary round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup from 21 May until 9 June 2013. Jordan, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam topped their sections to make it through and will join Australia, Japan, China PR and Korea Republic in competing at the AFC Women's Asian Cup Vietnam 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City between 14 and 25 May 2014. The top five finishers will advance to Canada 2015.

      CAF

      Africa’s representatives will be determined by the CAF African Women’s Championship 2014, which will take place in Namibia in October/November 2014. The top three finishers will secure places at Canada 2015.

          UEFA

          Four teams – Albania, Faroe Islands, Malta and Montenegro – qualified from UEFA’s preliminary mini-tournaments, held in Lithuania and Malta between 4 and 9 April 2013. This quartet joined the 38 remaining European entrants in the 16 April draw for the group stage of the qualifying competition, with matches to be played between 21 September 2013 and 17 September 2014. The decisive play-off fixtures, which will determine the continent’s eight Canada 2015 participants, will take place between 25 October and 27 November 2014.

            CONCACAF

            Details on the CONCACAF qualifying competition will be confirmed at a later stage. Three guaranteed slots are up for grabs in this confederation, with the fourth-place finishers facing a play-off against the third-ranked team from CONMEBOL.

                OFC

                Oceania’s qualifying competition will take place in New Zealand between 10 and 20 September 2014. The tournament’s winner will go on to represent the continent at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™.

                    CONMEBOL

                    Details on the CONMEBOL qualifying competition will be confirmed at a later stage. Two guaranteed slots are up for grabs in this confederation, with the third-place finishers facing a play-off against the fourth-ranked team from CONCACAF.

                        Host Country

                        The host country qualifies automatically.

                        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.

                        Women's Football
                        Mid-August 2013FIFA/NOC site visits across Canada
                        19-31 August 2013
                        UEFA Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 (UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship)
                        21-25 August 2013
                        CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 (UNCAF group stage in Honduras)
                        31 August 2013
                        NWSL Championship match
                        7-11 September 2013
                        CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 (UNCAF group stage in Panama)
                        Official Website and Media Channel
                        The official website for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 is FIFA.com/canada2015. The site will provide both pre-competition and competition coverage, including links to ticket information and ticket sales. Coverage will be provided in six languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Portugese).
                        The FIFA Media Channel (http://media.fifa.com) is a media-only, password-protected service with specific content tailored to support journalists, photographers and other media professionals. Please note that all journalists must be registered on the FIFA Media Channel to be eligible for accreditation to FIFA events.
                        Media Contacts
                        Richard ScottDirector Communications
                        National Organising Committee
                        FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015
                        richard.scott@fwwc2015.ca
                        C 613.818.0305
                        For all questions pertaining to Canada's women's national team, please contact:
                        Max BellCanadian Soccer Association
                        mbell@soccercan.ca
                        C 416.797.9192
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