{
    "title": "Canada WNT roster set for China\u2019s Four-Nation Cup",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-04 20:50:59",
    "published_at": "2015-01-05 11:33:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-wnt-roster-set-for-chinas-four-nation-cup",
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    "subtitle": "A monumental year for women\u2019s soccer in Canada gets underway with a tournament in China as Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s National Team will get some early tournament action against Korea Republic, Mexico, China PR.",
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    "body": "<p>For the tournament, Head Coach John Herdman has called in 23 players as the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup squad starts to take shape but still with time in hand for players to further strengthen their cases for inclusion at this summer&rsquo;s FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Canada 2015&trade;.</p><p>&ldquo;The team is starting to form as we get closer to the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup. We&rsquo;ve been able to get access to our young players who have been pretty much locked in the NCAA system for the past three or four months,&rdquo; said Herdman. &ldquo;But we&rsquo;ve added those players to the squad and the Centralized Development Program (CDP) group to evaluate them and their readiness.&rdquo;</p><p>The team opens competition on Sunday 11 January against Korea Republic before their second game against CONCACAF rivals Mexico on Tuesday 13 January.</p><p>But it&rsquo;s the final game against China PR (15 January) that will perhaps be the most interesting as both teams will play in Group A at the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup in June in Edmonton, AB.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been thinking about this for the last few weeks in how to approach that particular fixture and we&rsquo;ve got some ideas on either going to try and go for a confidence booster or try to keep our cards up our sleeve,&rdquo; said Herdman. &ldquo;We may try to go for a balance of those when choosing our lineup and the tactics we use.&rdquo;</p><p>All three games will take place at the Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, CHN.</p><p>Full reports will be posted to migmultidev-canada-soccer.pantheonsite.io following each matches.</p><p><strong>CANADA</strong><br>\u200bGK- Erin McLeod | USA / Houston Dash<br>\u200bGK- Stephanie Labbe | SWE / KIF &Ouml;rebro<br>\u200bGK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Chicago Red Stars<br>\u200bD- Kadeisha Buchanan | USA / West Virginia University<br>\u200bD- Allysha Chapman | SWE / Eskilstuna United DFF<br>\u200bD- Carmelina Moscato | USA / Seattle Reign FC<br>\u200bD- Marie-Eve Nault | SWE / KIF &Ouml;rebro<br>\u200bD- Rebecca Quinn | USA / Duke University<br>\u200bD- Rhian Wilkinson | CAN / Com&egrave;tes de Laval<br>\u200bD- Sura Yekka | CAN / Brams United<br>\u200bD- Emily Zurrer | SWE / Jitex BK<br>\u200bM- Jessie Fleming | CAN / London NorWest United<br>\u200bM- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / Houston Dash<br>\u200bM- Ashley Lawrence | USA / West Virginia University<br>\u200bM- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Sky Blue FC<br>\u200bM- Desiree Scott | ENG / Notts County<br>\u200bF- Janine Beckie | USA / Texas Tech University<br>\u200bF- Josee B&eacute;langer | CAN / Com&egrave;tes de Laval<br>\u200bF- Nkem Ezurike | USA / Boston Breakers<br>\u200bF- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Sky Blue FC<br>\u200bF- Adriana Leon | USA / Chicago Red Stars<br>\u200bF- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns<br>\u200bF- Melissa Tancredi | USA / Chicago Red Stars</p>",
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