Canada Soccer have announced their squad for the beginning of the upcoming June women’s international window. The final roster of 23 players, which will also head to the 2022 Concacaf W Championship, will be decided prior to the match vs. Korea Republic. In their first appearance since April’s Celebration tour, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team reunite for a duel with Korea Republic at BMO Field in Toronto on June 26.
Canada has a record of 7-1-0 against the Koreans dating back to 2000, posting a 3-0 win when they most recently met in the final of the Algarve Cup in March 2018.
“We’re excited to get another game in front of our fans and to have many players from the Toronto area return home for the first time in a long time,” said Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team Head Coach. “The June window is about selecting the final 23 player roster and working on ourselves heading into a critical tournament this summer and Korea will provide a great test for us.”
Tickets are still available via Ticketmaster.ca for the international match vs. Korea Republic. The match will also air live on OneSoccer, available as a linear channel on Telus’s Optik TV(Channel 980) as well as online at OneSoccer.ca, through the OneSoccer app and on the fuboTV Canada platform. Fans will find extended coverage for the matches across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #WNT.
Canada is currently preparing for the 2022 Concacaf W Championship which doubles as both the qualification route for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 as well as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The upcoming Concacaf W Championship will feature eight nations from 4-18 July in Monterrey, NL, Mexico, with Canada and USA to be joined by Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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