{ "title": "Canada announces roster for friendly with China", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:43:33", "published_at": "2007-05-01 11:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-announces-roster-for-friendly-with-china", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/YPFd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "OTTAWA (ONTARIO) \u0096 Canada\u2019s senior women\u2019s team announced the roster today for their two-game series with China. The Canadian women will face China on 3 May and 6 May in Hangzou, China, one of the host cities on this year\u2019s FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup China 2007. \u201cWe are very fortunate to have this oppor\u2026", "slug": "canada-announces-roster-for-friendly-with-china", "body": "

OTTAWA (ONTARIO) \u0096 Canada’s senior women’s team announced the roster today for their two-game series with China. The Canadian women will face China on 3 May and 6 May in Hangzou, China, one of the host cities on this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup China 2007.
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\u200b“We are very fortunate to have this opportunity to visit the World Cup host country,\u0094 said Canadian national coach Even Pellerud. \u0093It is important for us to identify travel issues, pollution issues, food issues, maybe even heat issues – all the small differences that are expected to become critical factors when we move into September (for the World Cup).\u0094
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\u200bCanada has taken a full team to China, 22 players and 11 team officials. Included in the 22 players are nine members of the Canadian Olympic development team that won the 2007 International Soccer Festival in Alabama.
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\u200b\u0093We are going into this May series with a full player roster as well as a full staff. This has been made possible thanks to great contributions from the Canadian Olympic Committee and Sport Canada. We are very fortunate to have this tremendous support.\u0094
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\u200bCanada last faced China in the fall in a two-game series in St. John’s, NL. The teams drew 0:0 on 19 August and 1:1 on 22 August. In 14 all-time matches between the Canadian and Chinese senior women’s teams since 1990, Canada has won two matches, China has won 10 matches, and the teams have drawn twice. Canada first beat China on 8 June 2000 in the Pacific Cup in Newcastle, Australia on penalty kicks. Canada then beat China for a second time at the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003 in Portland, OR (1:0).
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\u200bROSTER
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\u200bAllen, Amber
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\u200bApps, Amy
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\u200bBooth, Melanie
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\u200bChapman, Candace
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\u200bFranko, Martina
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\u200bHermus, Randee
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\u200bKiss, Kristina
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\u200bLang, Kara
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\u200bLeBlanc, Karina
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\u200bMatheson, Diana
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\u200bMcLeod, Erin
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\u200bNeil, Andrea
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\u200bRobinson, Jodi-Ann
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\u200bSchmidt, Sophie
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\u200bSinclair, Christine
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\u200bSwiatek, Taryn
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\u200bTancredi, Melissat
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\u200bThorlakson, Katiet
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\u200bTimko, Brittanyt
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\u200bVermeulen, Amyt
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\u200bWalsh, Amyt
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\u200bWilkinson, Rhian
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\u200bNAME OF TEAM OFFICIALS / NOM DU PERSONNEL D’ÉQUIPEt
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\u200bComplete Name / Nom complettDuties / Position
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\u200bEven PellerudtHead Coach / Entraîneur-chef
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\u200bIan BridgetAssistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint
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\u200bBob BirardatAssistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint
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\u200bLes MeszarostTeam Manager / Gérant d’équipe
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\u200bDave AdolphtAthletic Therapist / Thérapeute athlétique
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\u200bCathy CampbelltTeam Doctor / Médecin
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\u200bDarren WoloshentEquipment Manager / Gérant d’équipement
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\u200bShelby HarlantMassage Therapist / Massothérapeute
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\u200bGregory AndersontPhysiologist / Physiologiste
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\u200bJennifer GibsontNurtritionist / Diététicienne
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\u200bBryan RosenfeldtGoalkeeper Coach / Entraîneur des gardiens
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