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Canada Association Canadian Soccer Association Confederation CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)Head coach Bev Priestman Captain Christine Sinclair Most caps Christine Sinclair (304)Top scorer Christine Sinclair (187 )FIFA code CAN
Current 6 2 (August 20, 2021)[1] Highest 4 (August–December 2016, June 2017, March 2018) Lowest 13 (December 2005) United States 2–0 Canada (Blaine , United States; July 7, 1986) Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico (Etobicoke , Ontario , Canada; August 28, 1998) 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)Appearances 7 (first in 1995 ) Best result Fourth place (2003 ) Appearances 9 (first in 1991 ) Best result Champions (1998 , 2010 ) Appearances 4 (first in 2008 ) Best result Gold : (2020 )
The Canada women's national soccer team (French : Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer ) is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and competes in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF ).
The team reached international prominence at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup , losing in the bronze medal match to the United States .[2] Canada qualified for its first Olympic women's soccer tournament in 2008, making it to the quarterfinals .[3] Canada are Olympic gold medallists, two-time CONCACAF Women's Championship winners, and two-time Olympic bronze medallists from London 2012 where they defeated France 1–0 in Coventry and from Rio de Janeiro 2016 , after defeating hosts Brazil 2–1 in São Paulo .[4]
A certain segment of the Canadian women's soccer fans are 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 , a tournament in which the team won silver in front of 47,784 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton , Alberta.[5] Canada also 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.[6]
History [ ]
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The Canada women's team played its first international match on July 7, 1986, a 2–0 away loss to the United States.[7] [8] The team's first major tournament was the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden, where the team achieved one draw and two losses in group play and failed to advance.[9] Its first success in a major tournament was the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, where Canada finished in fourth place, their first time reaching the semifinals of a major global tournament.[10] Canada hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, where they reached the quarterfinals.[11] The Canadian team won the bronze medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics,[12] and its best finish in any major global tournament was its gold medal victory at the 2020 Summer Olympics .[13]
Captain Christine Sinclair has been called the "backbone" of the Canadian national team, earning her 250th cap in 2016, while ranking first worldwide in international goals scored by any player, man or woman.[14] [15] [16] She was named Canada Soccer's female player of the year every year from 2004 to 2014, and has been nominated for FIFA's Women's World Player of the Year.[17] Despite speculation otherwise, she confirmed in 2016 that she plans to compete in the 2019 Women's World Cup and the 2020 Olympics.[14] She also added prior to the 2016 Olympics that "The young players coming into this Olympic squad have brought an energy and passion to our team and they have risen the bar."[18]
Results and fixtures [ ]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
Win
Draw
Lose
Void or postponed
Fixture
2021 [ ]
Head-to-head record [ ]
Key
Positive balance (more wins than losses)
Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
Negative balance (more losses than wins)
The following table shows Canada's all-time official international record per opponent:
As of April 10, 2021 [19]
Staff [ ]
Current staff [ ]
Position
Staff
Head coach
Bev Priestman
Assistant coach
Richie Kyle
Assistant coach
Melissa Tancredi
Goalkeeper coach
Michael Norris
Performance analyst
Jasmine Mander
[20] [21]
Head coaches [ ]
See also: Category:Canada women's national soccer team managers
Players [ ]
Current squad [ ]
The following 22 players were named to the squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics .[22]
Caps and goals are current as of July 24, 2021 after the match against Sweden .
Recent call-ups [ ]
The following players were named to a squad in the last twelve months.
Notes:
ALT = Alternate
PRE = Preliminary squad
Records [ ]
See also: Category:Canada women's international soccer players
Bold players are still active.
As of August 6, 2021[23]
Most capped players [ ]
Top goalscorers [ ]
Most assists [ ]
Most clean sheets (five or more) [ ]
Competitive record [ ]
FIFA Women's World Cup [ ]
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year
Result
Rank
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
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
Quarter-finals
6/24
5
2
2
1
4
3
2019
Round of 16
11/24
4
2
0
2
4
3
2023
To be determined
Total
7/9
Best: 4th
27
8
5
14
34
52
The team defeated Brazil for the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
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Year
Round
Date
Opponent
Result
Stadium
1995
Group stage
June 6
England
L 2–3
Olympia Stadion , Helsingborg
June 8
Nigeria
D 3–3
June 10
Norway
L 0–7
Strömvallen , Gävle
1999
Group stage
June 19
Japan
D 1–1
Spartan Stadium , San Jose
June 23
Norway
L 1–7
Jack Kent Cooke Stadium , Landover
June 26
Russia
L 1–4
Giants Stadium , East Rutherford
2003
Group stage
September 20
Germany
L 1–4
Columbus Crew Stadium , Columbus
September 24
Argentina
W 3–0
September 27
Japan
W 3–1
Gillette Stadium , Foxborough
Quarter-finals
October 2
China PR
W 1–0
Civic Stadium , Portland
Semi-finals
October 5
Sweden
L 1–2
Third place play-off
October 11
United States
L 1–3
The Home Depot Center , Carson
2007
Group stage
September 12
Norway
L 1–2
Yellow Dragon Sports Center , Hangzhou
September 15
Ghana
W 4–0
September 20
Australia
D 2–2
Chengdu Sports Center , Chengdu
2011
Group stage
June 26
Germany
L 1–2
Olympiastadion , Berlin
June 30
France
L 0–4
Ruhrstadion , Bochum
July 5
Nigeria
L 0–1
Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion , Dresden
2015
Group stage
June 6
China PR
W 1–0
Commonwealth Stadium , Edmonton
June 11
New Zealand
D 0–0
June 15
Netherlands
D 1–1
Olympic Stadium , Montreal
Round of 16
June 21
Switzerland
W 1–0
BC Place , Vancouver
Quarter-finals
June 27
England
L 1–2
2019
Group stage
June 10
Cameroon
W 1–0
Stade de la Mosson , Montpellier
June 15
New Zealand
W 2–0
Stade des Alpes , Grenoble
June 20
Netherlands
L 1–2
Stade Auguste-Delaune , Reims
Round of 16
June 24
Sweden
L 0–1
Parc des Princes , Paris
Olympic Games [ ]
Summer Olympics record
Year
Result
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
1996
Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
Eighth place
4
1
1
2
5
6
2012
Third place
6
3
1
2
12
8
2016
Third place
6
5
0
1
10
5
2020
Champions
6
2
4
0
6
4
Total
4/7
22
11
6
5
33
23
CONCACAF Women's Championship [ ]
CONCACAF Women's Championship record
Year
Result
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
1991
Runners-up
5
4
0
1
23
5
1993
Third place
3
1
1
1
4
1
1994
Runners-up
4
3
0
1
18
6
1998
Champions
5
5
0
0
42
0
2000
Fourth place
5
2
0
3
20
12
2002
Runners-up
5
4
0
1
26
3
2006
Runners-up
2
1
0
1
5
2
2010
Champions
5
5
0
0
17
0
2014
Did not participate
2018
Runners-up
5
4
0
1
24
3
TBD 2022
Qualified
Total
10/11
39
29
1
9
179
32
Pan American Games [ ]
Pan American Games record
Year
Result
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
1999
Fourth place
6
3
2
1
16
9
2003
Runners-up
4
2
0
2
8
10
2007
Third place
6
4
0
2
25
11
2011
Champions
5
3
2
0
7
3
2015
Fourth place
5
1
0
4
6
9
2019
Withdrew
Total
5/5
26
13
4
9
62
42
Minor tournaments [ ]
SheBelieves Cup [ ]
The SheBelieves Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football hosted in the United States.
SheBelieves Cup record
Year
Result
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
Coach
2021
Third Place
3
1
0
2
1
3
Bev Priestman
Total
1/6
3
1
0
2
1
3
FIFA World Ranking [ ]
Last update was on June 25, 2021
Source:[24]
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
Canada's FIFA World Ranking History
Best
Worst
8
2021
—
—
—
—
8
2020
8
8
8
2019
5
8
2
5
2018
4
1
5
1
5
2017
4
1
5
1
4
2016
4
6
10
11
2015
8
1
11
3
9
2014
7
9
1
7
2013
7
1
8
1
7
2012
7
7
7
2011
6
3
9
2
9
2010
9
4
13
2
12
2009
11
1
13
2
11
2008
9
11
1
9
2007
9
1
10
11
2006
10
1
12
1
13
2005
11
13
1
11
2004
11
1
12
1
11
2003
11
2
12
Honours [ ]
Intercontinental [ ]
Gold medalist (1): 2020
Bronze medalist (2): 2012 , 2016
Continental [ ]
Champion (2): 1998 , 2010
See also [ ]
National teams
Women's
Men's
League system
References [ ]
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking" . FIFA . August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021 .
^ "Canadian soccer timeline from 2001 to 2004" . Canada Soccer. May 27, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2016 .
^ "Canadian soccer timeline from 2005 to 2008" . Canada Soccer. May 27, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2016 .
^ FIFA.com. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament, Rio 2016 - Matches - FIFA" . FIFA. Retrieved February 26, 2017 .
^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Canada 2002 - Matches - Canada-USA - FIFA" . FIFA. Retrieved February 26, 2017 .
^ "Key figures from the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015" . FIFA . Retrieved July 14, 2015 .
^ Larsen, Karin (June 6, 2015). "FIFA Women's World Cup brings back bittersweet memories for Canada's 1st national female soccer players" . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2016 .
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^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995 - Matches - FIFA" . FIFA. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Matches - FIFA" . FIFA. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Canada gets 2015 Women's World Cup of soccer" . cbc.ca. March 3, 2011.
^ "Canadian women repeat as Olympic soccer bronze medallists" . Rio 2016 Olympic Games . Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden" . CBC News . Retrieved August 6, 2021 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Christine Sinclair says Rio Olympics won't be her last tournament – Sportsnet.ca" . Sportsnet.ca . Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Christine Sinclair gets heartfelt praise from Canadian soccer boss" . Rio 2016 Olympic Games . Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Canadian soccer icon Christine Sinclair appointed to Order of Canada" . CBC Sports . June 30, 2017.
^ "Christine Sinclair" . Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games . September 19, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Christine Sinclair headlines Canada's Olympic soccer team" . Rio 2016 Olympic Games . Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "Full Schedule & Results" . canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019 .
^ "Canada Soccer hires former National Women's Youth Team Player Jasmine Mander as Women's National Team Performance Analyst" .
^ "Bev Priestman makes first hire as Canadian women's soccer coach" . CollingwoodToday.ca .
^ "Canada Soccer unveils Women's National Team roster for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games" . Canada Soccer . Retrieved August 6, 2021 .
^ "Canada Soccer Records & Results" . canadasoccer.com . Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
^ "Canada in the FIFA World Ranking" . Retrieved July 26, 2021 .
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