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    "title": "Canada WNT selects 23 for match against France",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-04 20:46:21",
    "published_at": "2015-04-06 16:13:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-wnt-selects-23-for-match-against-france",
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    "subtitle": "Players arrived in Paris early Monday morning and will train on Tuesday and Wednesday in advance of Thursday night\u2019s game (9 April, 21.00 local / 15.00 ET / 12.00 PT) at the Stade Robert-Bodin in Bondoufle, FRA.",
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    "body": "<p>Two years after their last meeting with France, Canada&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s National Team is back in Europe for a meeting in a Women&rsquo;s International Friendly against a French team that will be in Canada later this summer for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Canada 2015&trade;.</p><p>The 23 Canadian players selected by Head Coach John Herdman arrived in Paris early Monday morning and will train on Tuesday and Wednesday in advance of <a href=\"http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=1228&amp;t=csa_match\">Thursday night&rsquo;s game (9 April, 21.00 local / 15.00 ET / 12.00 PT)</a> at the Stade Robert-Bodin in Bondoufle, FRA.<em><br>\u200b</em></p><p>Canada is unbeaten in the last two meetings between the two teams with a win and a draw. The win, of course, came at the <a href=\"http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=1092&amp;t=csa_match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2012 Olympics</a> while the <a href=\"http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=1116&amp;t=csa_match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">draw was a 1:1 result on 4 April 2013</a> at the Stade du Ray in Nice. Kaylyn Kyle scored the late equalizer in that friendly.</p><p>This summer, France will be based in Group F at the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup alongside England, Colombia and Mexico. Their first two games will take place in Moncton on 9 June (against England) and 13 June (against Colombia) before they conclude the group stage against Mexico in Ottawa on 17 June.</p><p>France also has the distinction of hosting the next FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup in 2019 after Canada&rsquo;s had its turn in the international soccer spotlight.</p><p>Canada kicks off its quest at the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Canada 2015TM on 6 June when it will face China PR at Edmonton&rsquo;s Commonwealth Stadium. The squad will then have to top New Zealand (Edmonton, 11 June) and the Netherlands (Montreal, 15 June) for a chance to continue in the competition, which will conclude with the championship match in Vancouver on 5 July.</p><p>Fans can follow Thursday&rsquo;s match live on <a href=\"http://twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter @CanadaSoccerEN</a> and visit <a href=\"http://canadasoccer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">migmultidev-canada-soccer.pantheonsite.io</a> for post-match reactions and report. Canada Soccer is investigating streaming options for the match.</p><p><strong>CANADA</strong><br>\u200bGK- Stephanie Labbe | unattached / sans club<br>\u200bGK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Chicago Red Stars<br>\u200bGK- Erin McLeod | USA / Houston Dash<br>\u200bD- Kadeisha Buchanan | USA / West Virginia University<br>\u200bD- Allysha Chapman | USA / Houston Dash<br>\u200bD- Robyn Gayle | unattached / sans club<br>\u200bD- Carmelina Moscato | unattached / sans club<br>\u200bD- Marie-Eve Nault | unattached / sans club<br>\u200bD- Rebecca Quinn | USA / Duke University<br>\u200bD- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / Houston Dash<br>\u200bD- Rhian Wilkinson | USA / Portland Thorns FC<br>\u200bD- Emily Zurrer | unattached / sans club<br>\u200bM- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / Portland Thorns FC<br>\u200bM- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Sky Blue FC<br>\u200bM- Jessie Fleming | CAN / London NorWest SC<br>\u200bM- Desiree Scott | ENG / Notts County Ladies FC<br>\u200bM- Sophie Schmidt | unattached / sans club<br>\u200bM- Ashley Lawrence | USA / West Virginia University<br>\u200bF- Jos&eacute;e B&eacute;langer | unattached / sans club<br>\u200bF- Janine Beckie | USA / Texas Tech University<br>\u200bF- Adriana Leon | USA / Chicago Red Stars<br>\u200bF- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC<br>\u200bF- Melissa Tancredi | USA / Chicago Red Stars</p>",
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