{
    "title": "Roster For Game vs Norway At Centennial Stadium",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 19:04:00",
    "published_at": "2002-07-12 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/roster-for-game-vs-norway-at-centennial-stadium",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/vYFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Ottawa, Ontario \u2013 Canadian Women\u2019s World Cup Team Head Coach Even Pellerud has named 18 players to the squad which will face Norway at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, Ontario on wednesday, July 17. The game has been confirmed at Centennial Stadium now that the strike by City of Toronto workers is o\u2026",
    "slug": "roster-for-game-vs-norway-at-centennial-stadium",
    "body": "<p>Ottawa, Ontario &ndash; Canadian Women&rsquo;s World Cup Team Head Coach Even Pellerud has named 18 players to the squad which will face Norway at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, Ontario on wednesday, July 17. The game has been confirmed at Centennial Stadium now that the strike by City of Toronto workers is over.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe game will pit Canadian head coach Even Pellerud against the team he led to a World Cup Championship in 1995 and will involve several intriguing match-ups as both teams feature prominent WUSA players.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanadian goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc will face Boston Breakers teammate Dagny Mellgren while the Norwegians also boast Carolina Courage midfielder/forward Hege Riise and the New York Power&rsquo;s Linda Ormen. Mellgren is fourth in league scoring with 10 goals and two assists in 14 games while Riise is seventh with five goals and 10 assists in 13 games Canada&rsquo;s other WUSA players are the Atlanta Beat&rsquo;s Sharolta Nonen and Charmaine Hooper, who is eighth in goal scoring with six goals in 12 games.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bPellerud&rsquo;s squad includes no less than seven players who are on the Canadian Under-19 team preparing for the upcoming FIFA U-19 Women&rsquo;s World Championship, including Toronto&rsquo;s Candace Chapman and 15-year-old Oakville native Kara Lang. Forward Ashley McGhee has earned her first call-up to the Women&rsquo;s World Cup Team. The 23-year-old plays for the Hampton Roads Piranhas in the W-League.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093I consider this roster to be one of the strongest that I&rsquo;ve had,\u0094 said Pellerud. \u0093With seven Under-19 players there is a good balance between young and older players and it is an exciting roster in my opinion. Knowing that Norway are the current the Olympic Gold Medallists, this is a real test on the progress we have made. It will be a good kick-off for our preparations for the Gold Cup (in October).&rdquo;<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanadian Women&rsquo;s World Cup Team Roster<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bNo.tNamettPos.t HometowntCaps tD.O.B.tClub<br>\u200b<br>\u200b22tErin McLeodtGKttCalgary, ABt4tt26/2/63tSouthern Methodist U.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b1tKarina LeBlanctGKttMaple Ridge, BCt19tt30/3/80tBoston Breakers<br>\u200b<br>\u200b9tSasha AndrewstDttEdmonton, ABt4tt14/2/83tSouthern Methodist U.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b4tBreanna BoydtDttEdmonton, ABt30tt10/6/81tUniversity of Nebraska<br>\u200b<br>\u200b6tSharolta NonentDttVancouver, BCt29tt30/12/77tAtlanta Beat<br>\u200b<br>\u200b7tIsabelle MorneautDttLongueuil, QCt50tt18/4/76tOttawa Fury<br>\u200b<br>\u200b15tKara LangtDttOakville, ONt7tt22/10/86tOakville<br>\u200b<br>\u200b12tIsabelle HarveytDttHautrive, QCt43tt27/3/75tSouthern California Ajax<br>\u200b<br>\u200b2tCindy TyetMttMt. Uniacke, NSt4tt26/8/72tScotia Olympics<br>\u200b<br>\u200b5tAndrea NeiltMttVancouver, BCt67tt26/10/71tVancouver Breakers<br>\u200b<br>\u200b11tRandee HermustMttLangley, BCt27tt14/11/79tVancouver Breakers<br>\u200b<br>\u200b14tClare RustadtMttSaltspring Island, BCt15tt27/5/83tVancouver Breakers<br>\u200b<br>\u200b3tCandace ChapmantM/FttToronto, ONt4tt4/2/83tUniversity of Notre Dame<br>\u200b<br>\u200b8tChristine SinclairtFttBurnaby, BCt34tt12/6/83tVancouver Breakers<br>\u200b<br>\u200b16tCarmelina MoscatotFttMississaugat3tt2/5/83tOttawa Fury<br>\u200b<br>\u200b10tCharmaine HoopertFttOttawa, ONt82tt15/1/68tAtlanta Beat<br>\u200b<br>\u200b17tSilvana BurtinitFttWilliams Lake, BCt61tt5/10/69tVancouver Breakers<br>\u200b<br>\u200b13tAshley McGheetFttBurlington, ONt0tt23/5/79tHampton Roads Piranhas<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSTAFF<br>\u200b<br>\u200bClive WilkinsonttHead of Delegation<br>\u200b<br>\u200bEven PellerudttHead Coacht<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIan BridgettAssistant Coach<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCathy AyoubttTeam Managert<br>\u200b<br>\u200bErin JacksonttAthletic Therapist<br>\u200b<br>\u200bShel BrodsgaardttGoalkeeper Coach<br>\u200b</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
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