{
    "title": "Canada announces international friendly with the United States",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:44:17",
    "published_at": "2007-02-21 09:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-announces-international-friendly-with-the-united-states",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/rQFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "OTTAWA (ONTARIO) \u0096 Canada\u2019s women\u2019s national team will face the United States in an international friendly on 12 May at the Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX. It will be the first 2007 contest between the two North American rivals. \u0093It\u2019s time to play them again, this time as a warm-up for a major event: \u2026",
    "slug": "canada-announces-international-friendly-with-the-united-states",
    "body": "<p>OTTAWA (ONTARIO) \u0096 Canada&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s national team will face the United States in an international friendly on 12 May at the Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX. It will be the first 2007 contest between the two North American rivals.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093It&rsquo;s time to play them again, this time as a warm-up for a major event: the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup China 2007,\u0094 says coach Even Pellerud. \u0093Come kick-off time, the rivalry will be there as always.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada and the United States last faced off against each other in the Gold Cup final on 26 November. The United States won the match 2:1 on a penalty kick in extra time. By reaching the final, both teams qualified for the Women&rsquo;s World Cup China 2007. At the last Women&rsquo;s World Cup in 2003, Canada finished fourth overall in the 16-team finals held in the United States. In 2006, Canada posted 10 wins, four draws and three losses in 17 games.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093We will have spent considerable time together in our residency camp during the winter and spring months before the 12 May friendly,\u0094 says Pellerud. \u0093Our players must prove to the coaching staff that they belong on the final roster for the World Cup, so each international match performance will count highly towards our final decisions.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup China 2007 takes place Sep. 10-30 in Wuhan, Chengdu, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Tianjin.<br>\u200b</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}