{
    "title": "Canada closes Youngchuan camp",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:08:23",
    "published_at": "2010-04-24 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-closes-youngchuan-camp",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/EDFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada\u2019s women\u2019s national team closed out a week-long camp in Yongchuan District, Chonqxing, China PR. The camp wrapped up following an 0:2 loss to China PR on Saturday night at the city\u2019s Olympic Sports Centre. The Saturday match was played in front of an energetic atmosphere that featured 23,000 f\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-closes-youngchuan-camp",
    "body": "<p>Canada&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s national team closed out a week-long camp in Yongchuan District, Chonqxing, China PR. The camp wrapped up following an 0:2 loss to China PR on Saturday night at the city&rsquo;s Olympic Sports Centre. The Saturday match was played in front of an energetic atmosphere that featured 23,000 fans.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b&ldquo;For a female international soccer game, it was very important to have a full stadium,&rdquo; said Canadian national head coach Carolina Morace. &ldquo;It was very important that both teams played soccer.&rdquo;<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada had a very young team in camp this past week. While there was a cast of veterans like Christine Sinclair, Kara Lang, Karina LeBlanc, Candace Chapman and Erin McLeod, there were also plenty of new faces like Cynthia Leblanc, Shannon Woeller, Laura Ch&eacute;nard, Vanessa Legault-Cordisco, Gina Pacheco, Alysha Bonnick and Brooke McCalla. Those last seven players entered the week with two or fewer international appearances.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIn games like (the 0:2 loss), there is always an opportunity to learn, especially for the younger players,&rdquo; said Canadian captain Christine Sinclair. &ldquo;I think it would have been easy for them to shut down. At this level, though, every minute counts and every minute helps you get better before the (FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup) qualification.&rdquo;<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada, whose title sponsor is Winners and presenting sponsor is Teck, trained in Chongqing from 18-24 April. The team had 21 players in camp. The team is preparing for the 2010 CONCACAF Women&rsquo;s Gold Cup, which is expected to take place in October and November.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
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}