A successful year on the road to Canada 2015 Women's World Cup

 

It has been another successful year for the National Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015. With the first of two major tournaments now just eight months away, we look back at some of the highlights of the past calendar year.
Qualifiers for both competitions kicked off in 2013, with the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 Qualifiers to be completed in late January 2014. For the National Organising Committee, the next major milestone in 2014 will be the Official Draw at Le Windsor Hotel in Montréal on 1 March 2014.
2 January 2013 – National Organising Committee offices officially open in Ottawa
4 March 2013 – Six Venue General Managers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 gather for the first time for meetings in Ottawa
21 March 2013 – Match schedule for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 unveiled
4 April 2013 – Qualifiers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 kick off in Lithuania and Malta

16 April 2013 – FIFA delegates visit Montréal and Moncton

2 June 2013 – Host Cities and Official Emblem unveiled for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014

6 June 2013 – Two-year countdown to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015

6 August 2013 – Match schedule for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 unveiled one day after one-year countdown to the opening match
13-17 August 2013 – FIFA delegates visits Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver

8 October 2013 – National Organising Committee launches National Volunteer Programme for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 on Parliament Hill

28 November 2013 – Tickets to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 go on sale

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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup tickets go on sale

Venue pack tickets for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 are now on sale. Purchasers of venue packs will receive price discounts of up to 20 per cent over prices of individual match tickets.

“The National Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 is excited to offer venue ticket packages at discounted rates,” said Victor Montagliani, Chair of the National Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and president of the Canadian Soccer Association.“By making this competition affordable and accessible for all, we are hoping to do our part to help build a legacy for women’s football around the world.”

Of note, purchased venue packs in host cities that will also be part of the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ will give purchasers an opt-in opportunity to be placed on a priority list for venue packs to the 2015 competition in the same official host city.

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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.