{
    "title": "Canadian women to face Norway in Hamar",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:05:20",
    "published_at": "2010-06-02 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canadian-women-to-face-norway-in-hamar",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/0CFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada\u2019s women\u2019s national team will face Norway in an international friendly match this Thursday 3 June in Hamar, Norway. The international match pits Canada against the one-time FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup and one-time Olympic champion Norway, currently ranked sixth on the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women\u2019s World R\u2026",
    "slug": "canadian-women-to-face-norway-in-hamar",
    "body": "<p>Canada&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s national team will face Norway in an international friendly match this Thursday 3 June in Hamar, Norway. The international match pits Canada against the one-time FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup and one-time Olympic champion Norway, currently ranked sixth on the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women&rsquo;s World Ranking.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe two teams will meet for an 18.00 local kick off at Fart Stadium in Hamar. Back home in Canada, fans can follow the match via twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN starting at 12.00 ET / 09.00 PT.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe Canadian team has been training in Norway this week under the watchful eye of head coach Carolina Morace. The Norway camp follows a USA camp in the Washington, DC area.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThis will be Canada&rsquo;s 10th match against Norway, although Canada will play without experienced Women&rsquo;s Professional Soccer stars Christine Sinclair, Candace Chapman and Erin McLeod. Canada has posted one draw and eight losses against Norway, including three defeats at three separate FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada, whose title sponsor is Winners and presenting sponsor is Teck, is currently preparing for the 2010 CONCACAF Women&rsquo;s Gold Cup. That confederation championship will serve as the qualification route for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Germany 2011. Since 1995, Canada has qualified for four straight FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cups.</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}