Canadian women look to get offence firing at CONCACAF W Championship in Mexico
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After being held to six goals in six games this year, the Canadian women's soccer team is looking to kick its offence into higher gear at the CONCACAF W Championship.
After being held to six goals in six games this year, the Canadian women’s soccer team is looking to kick its offence into higher gear at the CONCACAF W Championship.
And there’s plenty on the line as Canada, the defending Olympic champion currently ranked sixth in the world, open Tuesday night against No. 76 Trinidad and Tobago in Monterrrey, Mexico.
The eight-team tournament, which runs through July 18, serves as the qualifier in North and Central America and the Caribbean for both the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Previously World Cup and Olympic qualifying were separate in the region.
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The Canadian women are coming off a disappointing 0-0 draw with No. 18 South Korea on June 26 in Toronto. In February, Canada managed just three goals against elite opposition at the Arnold Clark Cup in England where Priestman’s team tied No. 8 England 1-1, beat No. 5 Germany 1-0 and lost 1-0 to No. 7 Spain.
There was more firepower on display in April with a total of four goals in a win and tie with No. 39 Nigeria.
Canada relied on a stingy defence en route to Olympic gold last summer in Tokyo, outscoring the opposition 6-4 across six games with two of them finishing in penalty shootouts.
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