Canada women's national soccer team
Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
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Sub-confederation | NAFU (North America) | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | John Herdman[1] | ||
Captain | Christine Sinclair | ||
Most caps | Christine Sinclair (236) | ||
Top scorer | Christine Sinclair (161) | ||
FIFA code | CAN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 10 1 (March 25, 2016) | ||
Highest | 6 (March 2011) | ||
Lowest | 13 (December 2005) | ||
First international | |||
United States 2–0 Canada (Blaine, United States; July 7, 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; August 28, 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
United States 9–1 Canada (Dallas, United States; May 19, 1995) United States 9–1 Canada (Sydney, Australia; June 2, 2000) Norway 9–1 Canada (Honefoss, Norway; June 19, 2001) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1995) | ||
Best result | 4th place (2003) | ||
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1991) | ||
Best result | Winners (1998, 2010) | ||
The Canada women's national soccer team represents Canada in international women's soccer and is directed by the Canadian Soccer Association.
The team reached international prominence at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing in the third place match to the United States. Canada qualified for its first Olympic women's soccer tournament in 2008, making it to the quarterfinals. Canada are two-time CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions, and Olympic bronze medalists from London 2012 where they defeated France 1–0 in Coventry, England.
Canadian women's soccer fans are also closely linked to the U-20 team (U-19 prior to 2006), partly due to Canada hosting the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002 and winning silver in front of 47,784 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta. Canada hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by England. Canada set the tournament and team record for attendance in the process, with 1,353,506 and 54,027 respectively.[2]
Record
World Cup
Year | Result | Rank | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | Group stage | 10/12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
1999 | Group stage | 12/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
2003 | Fourth place | 4/16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
2007 | Group stage | 9/16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
2011 | Group stage | 16/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
2015 | Quarterfinals | 6/24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Total | 6/7 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 48 |
Olympic Games
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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1996 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2000 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2004 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2008 | Eighth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
2012 | Third Place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
2016 | Qualified | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 3/6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 |
CONCACAF Championship
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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1991 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
1994 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
1998 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
2002 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
2006 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
2010 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2014 | Did not participate |
International Women's Football Tournament
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Coach |
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2010 | 1Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | Carolina Morace |
2013 | 1Third Place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | John Herdman |
2015 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | John Herdman |
Total | 3/7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | |
Pan-American Games
Cyprus Cup
- 2008 Cyprus Cup Champions
- 2009 Cyprus Cup Runners-up
- 2010 Cyprus Cup Champions
- 2011 Cyprus Cup Champions
- 2012 Cyprus Cup Runners-up
- 2013 Cyprus Cup Runners-up
- 2014 Cyprus Cup Fifth place
- 2015 Cyprus Cup Runners-up
Algarve Cup
- 2000 Algarve Cup Fifth place
- 2001 Algarve Cup Fourth place
- 2002 Algarve Cup Eight place
- 2003 Algarve Cup Seventh place
- 2016 Algarve Cup Champions
Four Nations Tournament
- 2004 Four Nations Tournament Fourth place
- 2008 Four Nations Tournament Third place
- 2011 Four Nations Tournament Runners-up
- 2013 Four Nations Tournament Runners-up
- 2015 Four Nations Tournament Champions
Recent schedule and results
March 4, 2015 Cyprus Cup: Group A | Scotland | 0–2 | Canada | Nicosia, Cyprus |
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17:30 EET | Report | Fleming 3' Sinclair 54' |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 100 |
March 6, 2015 Cyprus Cup: Group A | Canada | 1–0 | South Korea | Larnaka, Cyprus |
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14:30 EET | Sinclair 46' | Report | Stadium: GSZ Stadium Attendance: 30 |
March 9, 2015 Cyprus Cup: Group A | Italy | 0–1 | Canada | Nicosia, Cyprus |
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14:30 EET | Report | Chapman 51' | Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 30 |
March 11, 2015 Cyprus Cup: final | Canada | 0–1 | England | Larnaca, Cyprus |
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18:30 EET | Report | Sanderson 67' | Stadium: GSZ Stadium Attendance: 100 |
April 9, 2015 Friendly | France | 1–0 | Canada | Bondoufle, France |
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18:30 CET | Le Sommer 34' | Report | Stadium: Stade Robert Bobin Attendance: 11,441 |
May 29, 2015 Friendly | Canada | 1–0 | England | Hamilton, Ontario |
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19:00 EST | Schmidt 23' | Report | Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 21,983 |
June 6, 2015 World Cup: Group A | Canada | 1–0 | China PR | Edmonton, Alberta |
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18:30 MST | Sinclair 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 53,058 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
June 11, 2015 World Cup: Group A | Canada | 0–0 | New Zealand | Edmonton, Alberta |
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18:30 MST | Report | Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 35,544 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
June 15, 2015 World Cup: Group A | Netherlands | 1–1 | Canada | Montreal, Quebec |
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19:30 EST | van de Ven 87' | Report | Lawrence 10' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 45,420 Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea) |
June 21, 2015 World Cup: round of 16 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Canada | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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19:30 EST | Report | Bélanger 52' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 53,855 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
June 27, 2015 World Cup: quarter-final | England | 2–1 | Canada | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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16:30 PDT (UTC−7) | Taylor 11' Bronze 14' |
Report | Sinclair 42' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 54,027 Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay) |
July 11, 2015 Pan Am Games | Ecuador | 2–5 | Canada | Hamilton, Ontario |
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21:00 EDT (UTC−3) | Moreira 29' 90' | Report | Beckie 12' 77' Zadorsky 44' 48' Fletcher 79' |
Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Alondra Arellano (Mexico) |
July 15, 2015 Pan Am Games | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Canada | Hamilton, Ontario |
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20:30 EDT (UTC−3) | Cruz 60' K. Villalobos 74' |
Report | Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua) |
July 19, 2015 Pan Am Games | Brazil | 2–0 | Canada | Hamilton, Ontario |
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20:30 EDT (UTC−3) | Andressa 55' Cristiane 87' |
Report | Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (USA) |
July 22, 2015 Pan Am Games: semi-final | Colombia | 1–0 | Canada | Hamilton, Ontario |
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20:35 EDT (UTC−3) | Ospina 29' | Report | Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador) |
July 24, 2015 Pan Am Games: third-place playoff | Mexico | 2–1 | Canada | Hamilton, Ontario |
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20:35 EDT (UTC−3) | Ocampo 29' Mayor 37' |
Report | Fleming 88' | Stadium: Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (USA) |
December 9, 2015 International Tournament | Canada | 3–0 | Mexico | Natal, Brazil |
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18:45 BRT | Sinclair 15' 19' Prince 45+1' |
Report | Stadium: Arena das Dunas |
December 13, 2015 International Tournament | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–4 | Canada | Natal, Brazil |
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18:30 BRT | Matheson 10' Quinn 46' Prince 81' Sinclair 85' |
Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 6,791 |
December 16, 2015 International Tournament | Brazil | 2–1 | Canada | Natal, Brazil |
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20:45 BRT | Alves 12' Débinha 40' |
Report | Bélanger 42' | Stadium: Arena das Dunas |
December 20, 2015 International Tournament | Brazil | 3–1 | Canada | Arena das Dunas |
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18:30 | Andressa Alves 47' Mônica 63', 81' |
Report | Beckie 46' |
February 11, 2016 Olympic qualifier: Group B | Canada | 5–0 | Guyana | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston |
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19:30 | Rose 25' 40' Lawrence 29' 46' 48' |
Report | Referee: Marianela Arya (Costa Rica) |
February 14, 2016 Olympic qualifier: Group B | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–6 | Canada | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston |
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15:00 | Report | Matheson 24' Tancredi 44' Sinclair 63' Buchanan 66' Beckie 75' Fleming 79' |
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico) |
February 16, 2016 Olympic qualifier: Group B | Canada | 10–0 | Guatemala | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston |
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19:30 | Tancredi 4', 86' Carle 27' Beckie 35' Prince 43', 84', 88' Quinn 45+1' (pen.), 49', 52' |
Report | Attendance: 859 |
February 19, 2016 Olympic qualifier: semi-final | Canada | 3–1 | Costa Rica | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston |
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16:30 | Sinclair 17', 51' Rose 86' |
Report | Rodríguez 71' (pen.) |
February 21, 2016 Olympic qualifier: final | United States | 2–0 | Canada | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston |
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16:00 | Horan 53' Heath 61' |
Report |
March 4, 2016 Algarve Cup: Group A | Canada | 1–0 | Belgium | Vila Real de Santo António |
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15:00 | Clarke 87' | Report |
March 7, 2016 Algarve Cup: Group A | Canada | 1–0 | Iceland | Lagos, Portugal |
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16:30 | Beckie 41' | Report |
March 9, 2016 Algarve Cup: Final | Canada | 2–1 | Brazil | Parchal, Portugal |
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18:30 | Zadorsky 60' Beckie 67' |
Report | Andressa Alves 90' | Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden) |
Players
Current squad
Coach John Herdman announced his 19-player squad for the friendly against Netherlands on April 10, 2016.[3]
- Caps and goals through April 10, 2016 match against Netherlands.
Head coach: John Herdman
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Stephanie Labbé | October 10, 1986 | 32 | 0 | Washington Spirit |
20 | GK | Sabrina D'Angelo | May 11, 1993 | 2 | 0 | Western New York Flash |
3 | DF | Kadeisha Buchanan | November 5, 1995 | 58 | 3 | West Virginia |
4 | DF | Shelina Zadorsky | August 24, 1992 | 18 | 3 | Vittsjo |
6 | DF | Rebecca Quinn | August 11, 1995 | 24 | 3 | Duke University |
7 | DF | Rhian Wilkinson | May 12, 1982 | 174 | 7 | Portland Thorns |
9 | DF | Josée Bélanger | May 14, 1986 | 48 | 7 | FC Rosengård |
15 | DF | Allysha Chapman | January 25, 1989 | 30 | 1 | Houston Dash |
6 | MF | Deanne Rose | January 1, 1999 | 10 | 3 | Scarborough GS United |
8 | MF | Diana Matheson | April 6, 1984 | 181 | 17 | Washington Spirit |
11 | MF | Desiree Scott | July 31, 1987 | 108 | 0 | FC Kansas City |
13 | MF | Sophie Schmidt | June 28, 1988 | 147 | 16 | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
17 | MF | Jessie Fleming | March 11, 1998 | 31 | 3 | Nor'West SC |
22 | MF | Ashley Lawrence | June 11, 1995 | 40 | 4 | West Virginia |
11 | FW | Janine Beckie | August 20, 1994 | 21 | 9 | Texas Tech |
12 | FW | Christine Sinclair (c) | June 12, 1983 | 241 | 162 | Portland Thorns |
14 | FW | Melissa Tancredi | December 27, 1981 | 116 | 25 | Chicago Red Stars |
15 | FW | Nichelle Prince | February 19, 1995 | 14 | 6 | Ohio State |
16 | FW | Gabrielle Carle | August 12, 1998 | 12 | 1 | Dynamo de Quebec |
Recent call-ups
The following players have earned at least one cap since 2015. Stats are accurate through April 10 game against Netherlands.
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Erin McLeodINJ | February 26, 1983 | 115 | 0 | FC Rosengård |
18 | GK | Kailen Sheridan | July 16, 1995 | 2 | 0 | Clemson University |
23 | GK | Karina LeBlancRET | March 30, 1980 | 110 | 0 | Retired |
2 | DF | Emily Zurrer | July 12, 1987 | 82 | 3 | Jitex BK |
2 | DF | Victoria Pickett | August 12, 1996 | 2 | 0 | Glen Shields SC |
4 | DF | Carmelina Moscato | May 2, 1984 | 94 | 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
5 | DF | Robyn Gayle | October 31, 1985 | 81 | 2 | Washington Spirit |
5 | DF | Kinley McNicoll | April 17, 1994 | 4 | 0 | University of Wisconsin |
10 | DF | Lauren Sesselmann | August 14, 1983 | 46 | 1 | Houston Dash |
16 | DF | Chelsea Stewart | April 28, 1990 | 48 | 0 | Western New York Flash |
20 | DF | Marie-Ève Nault | February 16, 1982 | 70 | 1 | KIF Örebro DFF |
DF | Kennedy Faulknor | June 30, 1996 | 4 | 0 | Unionville-Milliken SC | |
6 | MF | Kaylyn Kyle | October 6, 1988 | 101 | 6 | Orlando Pride |
7 | MF | Danica Wu | August 13, 1992 | 5 | 0 | Herforder SV |
8 | MF | Emma Fletcher | February 4, 1995 | 4 | 1 | Cal Berkeley |
13 | MF | Sarah Kinzner | August 28, 1997 | 4 | 0 | Foothills United |
18 | MF | Selenia Iacchelli | June 5, 1986 | 4 | 0 | Unattached |
12 | FW | Nkem Ezurike | March 19, 1992 | 8 | 0 | Boston Breakers |
15 | FW | Marie Lavasseur | May 18, 1997 | 6 | 0 | Dynamo de Quebec |
9 | FW | Sarah Stratikagis | March 7, 1999 | 3 | 0 | Woodbridge SC |
16 | FW | Jonelle Filigno | September 24, 1990 | 71 | 11 | Sky Blue |
19 | FW | Adriana Leon | October 2, 1992 | 38 | 5 | Chicago Red Stars |
FW | Summer Clarke | September 15, 1995 | 1 | 1 | Louisiana State University |
Notes:
- RET = Retired from the national team
- INJ = Injured
- Position legend: GK=goalkeeper; DF=Defender; MF=Midfielder; FW=Forward.
Top goalscorers
bold players are still active
Rank | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Christine Sinclair | 2000– | 241 | 162 |
2 | Charmaine Hooper | 1986–2004 | 129 | 71 |
3 | Silvana Burtini | 1987–2003 | 77 | 38 |
4 | Kara Lang | 2002–2010 | 92 | 34 |
5 | Melissa Tancredi | 2004- | 116 | 25 |
6 | Andrea Neil | 1991–2007 | 132 | 24 |
7 | Diana Matheson | 2003– | 181 | 17 |
8 | Sophie Schmidt | 2005– | 147 | 16 |
9 | Christine Latham | 2000–2006 | 49 | 15 |
10 | Randee Hermus | 2000–2009 | 113 | 12 |
Most Assists
Rank | Name | Career | Caps | Assists |
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1 | Christine Sinclair | 2000- | 241 | 42 |
2 | Rhian Wilkinson | 2003- | 174 | 22 |
3 | Diana Matheson | 2003- | 181 | 20 |
4 | Melissa Tancredi | 2004- | 116 | 18 |
5 | Sophie Schmidt | 2005- | 147 | 11 |
6 | Brittany Baxter | 2002-2014 | 132 | 7 |
6 | Josée Bélanger | 2010- | 48 | 7 |
8 | Charmaine Hooper | 1986- 2006 | 128 | 6 |
8 | Kara Lang | 2002-2010 | 92 | 6 |
8 | Candace Chapman | 2002-2012 | 114 | 6 |
Top 10 most-capped
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Most clean sheets (five or more)
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Former coaches
- Neil Turnbull, 1986–1991 and 1996–1999 (including one FIFA Women's World Cup)
- Sylvie Béliveau, 1993–1995 (including one FIFA Women's World Cup)
- Ian Bridge, two matches in 2007 (with Even Pellerud at one FIFA Women's World Cup)
- Even Pellerud, 2000–2008 (including two FIFA Women's World Cups)
- Carolina Morace, 2009–2011 (including one FIFA Women's World Cup)
All-time record against other nations
As of April 10, 2016
Team | W | D | L | Pts |
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Mexico | 19 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
Costa Rica | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
China PR | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
Italy | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
Brazil | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
Jamaica | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
South Korea | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
Scotland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
Australia | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
England | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
France | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Sweden | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
United States | 3 | 6 | 47 | 15 |
Argentina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Russia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Japan | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Guyana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Colombia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Denmark | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Martinique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Norway | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
See also
- Canada women's national under-17 soccer team
- Canada women's national under-20 soccer team
- National Women's Soccer League
- Soccer in Canada
References
- ↑ "Canada vs. France: Olympic soccer bronze medal made out of heart". National Post. August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Key figures from the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015". FIFA. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Match Preview: Herdman expects tough match against strong Dutch side". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
External links
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Preceded by 1994 United States |
CONCACAF Champions 1998 (First title) |
Succeeded by 2002 United States |
Preceded by 2006 United States |
CONCACAF Champions 2010 (Second title) |
Succeeded by 2014 United States |
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