Canada enters 2008 Peace Queen Cup

Canada’s senior women’s team announced today that it will take part in the 2008 Peace Queen Cup. The tournament, which runs 14-21 June in Suwon, Republic of Korea, will feature eight teams including Canada. Canada, Republic of Korea, DPR Korea and Argentina have been drawn into Group A while the Uni…

Canada’s senior women’s team announced today that it will take part in the 2008 Peace Queen Cup. The tournament, which runs 14-21 June in Suwon, Republic of Korea, will feature eight teams including Canada. Canada, Republic of Korea, DPR Korea and Argentina have been drawn into Group A while the United States, Brasil, Italia and Australia have been drawn into Group B.
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​Canada will face Argentina on 14 June, hosts Republic of Korea on 16 June, and DPR Korea on 18 June. All Group A matches are played on those three dates at the Suwon World Cup Stadium. The Group B matches are played on 15-17-19 June at the Suwon Sports Complex.
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​The two-top teams from each group will meet in the 21 June final at the Suwon World Cup Stadium. The winning team will earn $200,000 while the second-place team will earn $50,000.
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​Canada, whose title sponsor is Winners, is currently at the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament. Canada needs to win the semi-final match on 9 April to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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