{
    "title": "Canada looks to keep building at Yongchuan Cup",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 14:54:09",
    "published_at": "2013-01-13 09:34:00",
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    "subtitle": "Canada WNT to take on Korea Republic on Monday.",
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    "body": "<p>Canada will take on Korea Republic in the second match of the 2013 Yongchuan Cup in Yongchuan, China on Monday 14 January (19.00 local; 06.00 ET, 03.00 PT).</p><p>Canada opened the tournament with a 1:0 win over hosts China PR, while opponents Korea Republic were defeated 2:0 by Norway.</p><p>For Head Coach John Herdman, the test against Korea Republic will be about building on Canada&rsquo;s strong second-half performance during the opening-day win against China PR and ensuring that the team keeps firmly focused on its long-term goals.</p><p>&ldquo;Our second half performance against China PR was very controlling. We have taken a step forward &ndash; but the key is to take another step and keep pushing the players to do certain things that can be very uncomfortable,&rdquo; said Herdman.</p><p>&ldquo;We need to continuously push our players to improve their technique and their decision-making skills to the highest level.</p><p>&ldquo;If we continue to play with that philosophy &ndash; we may not win every game &ndash; but we will be taking this team closer to where it needs to be in 2015.</p><p>Fans will be able to track the match following limited live coverage on <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/canadasocceren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter</a>. Full match highlights and post-match reaction will be uploaded to <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/canadasoccertv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CanadaSoccerTV</a> after the game.</p><p>Following the match against Korea Republic, Canada will close out the competition with a game against Norway on 16 January (17.00 local; 04.00 ET; 01.00 PT).</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Canada is undefeated all-time against Korea Republic with a record of 3W-0L-0D dating back to the first encounter between the two teams in 2000.</span></li><li><span>The four-team Yongchuan Cup &ndash; Four-Nation Women&rsquo;s Tournament 2013 China PR runs 12-16 January with all matches taking place at the Yongchuan Olympic Center in Yongchuan, China.<strong><br>\u200b</strong><br>\u200b</span></li></ul>",
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