Canada was ranked eighth on the most recent FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking released on 22 July. The Canadian team lost 75 points after successive losses at the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011. The team fell below 2,000 points, but remained amongst the top-10 nations.
Canada Soccer is the official governing body for soccer in Canada. In partnership with its members, Canada Soccer promotes the growth and development of soccer in Canada, from grassroots to high performance, and on a national scale. Soccer is the largest participatory sport in Canada and is considered the fastest growing sport in the country. There are nearly one million registered Canada Soccer active participants in Canada within 1,200 clubs that operate in 13 provincial/territorial member associations. Canada Soccer is affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). For more details on Canada Soccer, visit the official website at www.canadasoccer.com.