{
    "title": "Canada arrives in China before FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:41:14",
    "published_at": "2007-09-06 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-arrives-in-china-before-fifa-womens-world-cup",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/cPFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada was amongst the teams that arrived in China in anticipation of the fifth FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup. China 2007 will be played in five cities from 10-30 September. Canada plays its first game on 12 September. Canada flew in from Singapore earlier today, landing in Shanghai before traveling by tea\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-arrives-in-china-before-fifa-womens-world-cup",
    "body": "<p>Canada was amongst the teams that arrived in China in anticipation of the fifth FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup. China 2007 will be played in five cities from 10-30 September. Canada plays its first game on 12 September.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada flew in from Singapore earlier today, landing in Shanghai before traveling by team bus to Hangzhou. Canada spent close to a week training in Singapore after the 30 August international friendly in Japan.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bTomorrow, FIFA president Joseph Blatter will kick off the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup China 2007 with a special pre-tournament press conference in Shanghai. Mr. Blatter will remain in Shanghai for the 10 September opener at the Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada&rsquo;s first match is 12 September against Norge. Match two is 15 September against Ghana (also in Hangzhou) while match three is 19 Setember against Australia (in Chengdu).<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada&rsquo;s first official training at China 2007 is 17.00 local time on 7 September. Local media will also be able to pick up the newest edition of the team media guide (including stats from 30 August), which is also available electronically at CanadaSoccer.com.</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}