{
    "title": "Canada prepares for Australia",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:40:14",
    "published_at": "2007-09-18 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-prepares-for-australia",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/9OFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Listen to coach Even Pellerud The Canadian women\u2019s national team had their official training session tonight at the Chengdu Sports Center, their last before tomorrow\u2019s win-or-go-home match against Australia. Canada and Australia will kick off on Wednesday 19 September at 17.00. The FIFA Women\u2019s Worl\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-prepares-for-australia",
    "body": "<p><a href=\"/documents/audio/20070918_Pellerud.wav\">Listen to coach Even Pellerud</a><br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe Canadian women&rsquo;s national team had their official training session tonight at the Chengdu Sports Center, their last before tomorrow&rsquo;s win-or-go-home match against Australia. Canada and Australia will kick off on Wednesday 19 September at 17.00. The FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup China 2007 match will be televised live on CBC.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b&ldquo;We expect Australia to play a starting lineup with the same type of combinations that they have had before,&rdquo; said coach Even Pellerud.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIn Group C standings, Australia stands in second place with four points (a 4:1 over Ghana and a 1:1 draw with Norway) while Canada sits in the third with three points (a 1:2 loss to Norway and a 4:0 win over Ghana. Canada must win their match against Australia to jump into second place and advance to the quarter-final. The second-place finisher will place the first place team from Group D, most likely Brasil.</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}