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    "title": "Canada WNT to take on USA in Olympic tune up",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 15:56:10",
    "published_at": "2012-04-05 20:15:00",
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    "subtitle": "Match part of Canada WNT\u2019s preparations for London 2012.",
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    "body": "<p>Canada will square off against USA in a Women&rsquo;s International Friendly on 30 June 2012 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, UT. The international match will help both teams prepare for the upcoming London 2012 Women&rsquo;s Olympic Football Tournament, which kicks off one month later.</p><p>&ldquo;The game provides us with a great opportunity to play the number one team in the world so close to London 2012,&rdquo; said Canadian head coach John Herdman. &ldquo;If you want to win a medal you&rsquo;ve got to be ready to beat USA. This will be a real test for us.&rdquo;</p><p>The 30 June match will kick off at 12.00 local (14.00 ET / 11.00 PT). It will mark the second meeting this year between the two North American sides, following the CONCACAF Women&rsquo;s Olympic Qualifying final at a sold-out BC Place in Vancouver earlier this year. Both Canada and USA qualified as the CONCACAF representatives for London 2012.</p><p>The match in Utah will come exactly one month following the Canada&rsquo;s home Olympic send-off on home soil, a 30 May Women&rsquo;s International Friendly against China PR at Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium in Moncton, NB. Full ticket details for that match in Moncton are available via <a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com/woman-s-national-team-vs-china-pr-p149831\">CanadaSoccer.com</a>.</p><p>The Canada-USA rivalry dates back to 1986, with the two sides facing each other more often than any other opponents. USA is both the reigning Olympic champion and recent FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup silver medal winner. Just last year, the two sides played two matches against each other on American soil, with the first match a 1:1 draw and the follow up a 3:0 result in USA&rsquo;s favour.</p><p>So far in 2012, Canada has posted an international record of eight wins and three losses. Canada finished second at both the CONCACAF Women&rsquo;s Olympic Qualifying tournament and Cyprus Women&rsquo;s Cup.</p>",
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