Canada Soccer’s
\u200bWomen’s National Team will continue their preparations for this summer’s
\u200bOlympic Games with a pair of April international friendly matches in Wales and
\u200bEngland. Canada are looking forward to two tough matches that will help them
\u200bcontinue to build on the progress made at the recent SheBelieves Cup.
Up first is the
\u200bWales-Canada match on Friday 9 April in Cardiff, Wales with a live broadcast on
\u200bOneSoccer’s YoutTube channel (18.00 local / 13.00 ET / 10.00 PT). The second
\u200bmatch is England-Canada on 13 April, also scheduled during the FIFA Women’s
\u200bInternational Match Calendar. Throughout the April window, Canadian fans will
\u200bfind extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook,
\u200bYouTube, Instagram, and Twitter featuring the social media hashtag #CANWNT.
“We will use this
\u200bas an opportunity to continue to build on the progress made in the 2021
\u200bSheBelieves Cup, with a greater emphasis on partnerships and chemistry as we
\u200bmove closer to the Olympic Games, given we now have key players available,”
\u200bsaid Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team Head Coach. “I think
\u200bwe can’t underestimate Wales. They have players playing week in week out in the
\u200bWomen’s Super League in England. They are a difficult team to break down, and
\u200bit’s going to offer us the opportunity to experience a certain style of play,
\u200bwhich will only help up in our preparation for Tokyo 2020.”
Canada Soccer’s
\u200bWomen’s National Team has only faced Wales once in the history of the program,
\u200bon 3 March 2002 at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. Canada won the match 4:0, with
\u200bteens Christine Sinclair and Kara Lang both scoring two goals each.
“They are a very
\u200bproud nation, so we are expecting a fight,” said Canada’s captain Christine
\u200bSinclair. “I know for me, personally, it’s been a long time since I played for
\u200bCanada (before the pandemic in March 2020). I feel like a little kid, I’m
\u200bexcited to get back out there with my teammates and my friends, and to start my
\u200broad to the Tokyo Olympics.”
After the match
\u200bagainst Wales, Canada will travel to England for their second Women’s
\u200bInternational Friendly match. They will face England at Stoke-on-Trent on
\u200bTuesday 13 April at 19:15 local (14:15 ET / 11:15 PT).
Canada Soccer’s
\u200bWomen’s National Team returned to the pitch last month when they took part in
\u200bthe sixth edition of the SheBelieves Cup in Orlando, FL, USA with matches
\u200bagainst USA, Argentina, and Brazil. Head Coach Bev Priestman registered
\u200bher first victory as Head Coach with the 1:0 win over Argentina.
OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS & CONCACAF CHAMPIONS
\u200bCanada are two-time Olympic bronze medal winners (2012 and 2016) and two-time Concacaf champions (1998 and 2010). In all, Canada have participated in seven consecutive editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ (1995 to 2019) and three consecutive editions of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (2008 to 2016). At Rio 2016, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team were the first Canadian Olympic team to win back-to-back medals at a summer Olympic Games in more than a century.
Canada Soccer’s
\u200bWomen’s National Youth Teams, meanwhile, have won four Concacaf youth titles:
\u200bthe 2004 and 2008 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, the 2010 Concacaf
\u200bWomen’s Under-17 Championship, and the 2014 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15
\u200bChampionship. Canada have qualified for seven editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s
\u200bWorld Cup (including a silver medal at Canada 2002) and all six editions of the
\u200bFIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (including a fourth-place finish at Uruguay 2018).