{
    "title": "Canada showing support for team in Germany",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:49:20",
    "published_at": "2011-06-27 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-showing-support-for-team-in-germany",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/N5Fd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "With its journey at the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup Germany 2011 underway, Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s National Team continues to receive incredible support from Canadian fans on the ground in Germany as well as from back home in Canada. After a hard fought battle against the defending World Champion Germans in its\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-showing-support-for-team-in-germany",
    "body": "<p><em>Please visit the landing page for Canada&rsquo;s FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup </em><a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com/tourney/FIFA_WWC/FWWC_2011roster.asp?\"><em>Germany 2011</em></a><em> team.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFollow all the latest news in the CanadaSoccer.com </em><a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com/tourney/FIFA_WWC/index.asp\"><em>FIFA Tournaments</em></a><em> section for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Germany 2011.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSupport the team and send your favourite players a note on the CanadaSoccer.com </em><a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com/go-canWNT/\"><em>En Route To Germany</em></a><em> page.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b</em><br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bWith its journey at the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Germany 2011 underway, Canada&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s National Team continues to receive incredible support from Canadian fans on the ground in Germany as well as from back home in Canada. After a hard fought battle against the defending World Champion Germans in its opening match, ultimately falling 1:2, Canada is gearing up for its next match on Thursday 30 June.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s National Team has always benefited from the support from its title sponsor Winners and this proved evident again in Germany. On Monday morning after the match against Germany, the team received a special visit from the Grand Prize winner of the \u0093Winners Soccer Experience in Berlin Contest\u0094 hosted by Winners throughout May. The Grand Prize winner plus three guests had an exclusive meet and greet with the team that they spent encouraging and congratulating the team on its strong opening performance while the team showed its appreciation for the support by signing several items for the enthusiastic participants.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIn addition, messages of support for the team have been coming in numbers via the dedicated support section <a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com/go-canWNT/\">En Route To Germany</a> of the Canadian Soccer Association&rsquo;s website. All the messages and pictures received through this portal will be collated into a memento piece that will be presented to the team in Germany.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFans have taken to Twitter to support the Canadian team and Christine Sinclair in particular achieved Twitterverse stardom on Monday when tremendous support for her courageous effort to battle through a broken nose to score Canada&rsquo;s lone goal of the opening match trended. All Twitter users are encouraged to use the #canWNT when commenting/encouraging Canada&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s National Team. You can also follow us <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.twitter.com/@CanadaSoccerEN</a>.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada will now face France in a crucial match at the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Germany 2011 on Thursday 30 June at the Ruhrstadion in Bochum. The Canada-France match will kick off at 12.00 ET / 09.00 PT and will be broadcast live on CBC and streamed online at CBCSports.ca.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bEvery match from the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup will be televised in Canada by broadcast partners CBC Television and Rogers Sportsnet. Coverage details at cbcsports.ca/fifawomensworldcup. Select matches will also be broadcast in French on Radio-Canada (see radio-canada.ca/sports) and in Spanish on Telelatino (see tlntv.com/soccer).</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}