{
    "title": "Canada WNT names roster for Brazil tournament",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 13:51:20",
    "published_at": "2013-12-04 18:01:00",
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    "subtitle": "Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s National Team Head Coach John Herdman has named his 20-player squad that will be Canada\u2019s entry at the 2013 Torneio Internacional Cidade de Sao Paolo, held in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia.",
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    "body": "<p>The squad marks the return of defender Kadeisha Buchanan, who&rsquo;s been a revelation for Canada this year but who has been otherwise unavailable the last few months due to commitments as a member of the West Virginia University Mountaineers.</p><p>It will also be a first camp with the senior national team for midfielder Jessie Fleming. Fleming most recently captained Canada in their runners-up performance at the CONCACAF Women&rsquo;s Under-17 Championship where Canada managed to qualify for next year&rsquo;s FIFA Women&rsquo;s Under-17 Championship set to take place in Costa Rica despite a loss in the finals on penalty kicks to Mexico.</p><p>&ldquo;The mantra still is, if you&rsquo;re good enough you&rsquo;re old enough,&rdquo; said Herdman of Fleming. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s for Jessie to see a new level and work with some of her heroes and give her a chance to see if she&rsquo;s someone who can impact the squad.&rdquo;</p><p>Canada kicks off the action in Brazil against Scotland on 11 December. They&rsquo;ll follow that up four days later against Chile before closing the round robin portion of the competition against the hosts on 18 December. A final classification game will take place on 22 December, which will conclude the calendar year for Canada.</p><p>&ldquo;This group that we&rsquo;ve got gives you a picture of what you could have in 2015 in the opening round (of the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Canada 2015&trade;),&rdquo; said Herdman. &ldquo;So it&rsquo;s a chance to rehearse certain processes and learning from the event.&rdquo;</p><p>The four-country tournament is in its fifth year in 2013. Canada last participated in the 2010 edition of the tournament and came away as tournament champions.</p><p><strong>CANADA</strong><br>\u200bGK- Stephanie Labb&eacute; | SWE / KIF &Ouml;rebro DFF<br>\u200bGK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Portland Thorns FC<br>\u200bGK- Erin McLeod | USA / Chicago Red Stars<br>\u200bD- Kadeisha Buchanan | USA / West Virginia University<br>\u200bD- Robyn Gayle | USA / Washington Spirit<br>\u200bD- Carmelina Moscato | USA / Seattle Reign FC<br>\u200bD- Marie-Eve Nault | SWE / KIF &Ouml;rebro DFF<br>\u200bD- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / FC Kansas City<br>\u200bD- Rhian Wilkinson | USA / Boston Breakers<br>\u200bD- Sura Yekka | CAN / Brams United<br>\u200bD- Emily Zurrer | USA / Seattle Reign FC<br>\u200bM- Selenia Iacchelli | CAN / Edmonton Victoria SC<br>\u200bM- Jessie Fleming | CAN / Norwest Soccer Club<br>\u200bM- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / Boston Breakers<br>\u200bM- Diana Matheson | USA / Washington Spirit<br>\u200bM- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Sky Blue FC<br>\u200bM- Desiree Scott | USA / FC Kansas City<br>\u200bM- Brittany Baxter (n&eacute;e Timko) | unattached<br>\u200bF- Adriana Leon | USA / Chicago Red Stars<br>\u200bF- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC</p>",
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