{
    "title": "Canada welcomes China to Alliston",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:02:35",
    "published_at": "2010-09-26 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-welcomes-china-to-alliston",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/uBFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada\u2019s women\u2019s national team welcomed China PR on Sunday 26 September at the Nottawasaga Inn & Resort near Alliston, ON. Canada has been training daily at Nottawasaga since last week, but incorporated a training visit from China PR in its Sunday session. The two nations meet this Thursday 30 Septe\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-welcomes-china-to-alliston",
    "body": "<p>Canada&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s national team welcomed China PR on Sunday 26 September at the Nottawasaga Inn &amp; Resort near Alliston, ON. Canada has been training daily at Nottawasaga since last week, but incorporated a training visit from China PR in its Sunday session. The two nations meet this Thursday 30 September in a Women&rsquo;s International Friendly match at BMO Field in Toronto, ON.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe 30 September Women&rsquo;s International Friendly match, presented by Winners, kicks off at 19.30 local (19.30 ET / 16.30 PT). Tickets for the match start at just $15 and are available via Ticketmaster (Ticketmaster.ca / 416.872.5000), the BMO Field box office and the Ontario Soccer Association (for group sales &ndash; contact Jamie Smith &ndash; JSmith@soccer.on.ca).<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bStill missing from the Canadian camp are Christine Sinclair, Candace Chapman, and Karina LeBlanc &ndash; all three of whom dressed for the Women&rsquo;s Professional Soccer Championship on Sunday 26 September. Sinclair and Chapman helped FC Gold Pride win 4:0 over LeBlanc and the visiting Philadelphia Independence (LeBlanc did not feature). Sinclair scored two goals in the match, including the championship-winning goal just 13 minutes into the first half.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFollowing the WPS Championship, all three players are now on their way to Canada.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAlso added to the Canadian camp this weekend was Diamond Simpson of the Dixie Dragons. The 17-year old midfielder is called into the full national camp for the first time. She recently competed in her second FIFA U-17 Women&rsquo;s World Cup earlier in the month.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada, whose title sponsor is Winners and presenting sponsor is Teck, is currently preparing for the 2010 CONCACAF Women&rsquo;s World Cup Qualifier. Canada is looking to qualify for a fifth-consecutive FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 and hopefully Germany 2011).</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}