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    "title": "Canada WNT passes final pre-tournament test with flying colours",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-04 20:42:27",
    "published_at": "2015-05-30 02:50:00",
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    "subtitle": "After a rousing sendoff in Hamilton, Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s National Team is ready for the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup Canada 2015.",
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    "body": "<p>Playing against England, a team they&rsquo;d lost to four times previously, Canada looked as sharp and as composed as they ever have in a confident 1:0 win on Friday night at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ont.</p><p>Sophie Schmidt scored the game&rsquo;s only goal, her 16th for Canada, as she&rsquo;s proved that her increased scoring is not fluke and she looks to nicely complement the attack already provided by Christine Sinclair.</p><p>The goal was her first of 2015 after scoring six in 2014.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just a mindset that I need to get forward and put myself in positions where I can score goals because my teammates are going to get the ball there,&rdquo; said Schmidt. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just flipping that switch.&rdquo;</p><p>For Canada, there are no more tune-ups, no more trial runs. The madness of a home World Cup is just around the corner and this is the kind of performance that they need to expect heading into the big tournament.</p><p>All the months in the gym, working on tactics, and watching video will finally come to fruition on 6 June at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton when Canada opens the tournament against China PR.</p><p>&ldquo;I think they are (ready),&rdquo; said Head Coach John Herdman. &ldquo;They rose to that pressure knowing that they had to get a result for their country to get the momentum moving. I think the performance tells you they&rsquo;re ready.&rdquo;</p><p>The team has two days off in Toronto prior to one more training session in Ontario&rsquo;s capital on Monday before making the trip to Edmonton on Tuesday.</p><p>Friday night was just the appetizer, meant to whet the whistle of the Canadian team. The main course starts in just over a week.</p><p><a href=\"http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=1244&amp;t=csa_match\"><strong>READ MATCH REPORT: Canada WNT 1:0 England</strong></a></p>",
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