JANUARY 2015 Regional EXCEL Centres the tournament once it across the country and are concludes. to participate in U- benefiting from the 17 Women’s NTC Invitation streamlined approach to CANADA tournament in USA developing young talent in GK- Lysianne Proulx | CAN / Canada. Rousillon (Québec Women’s Regional EXCEL Centre) The camp starts for the GK- Marissa Zucchetto | CAN group on Thursday 5 / Women’s Regional EXCEL February with their first Centre game against defending FIFA D- | CAN / U-17 Women’s World Cup Whitecaps FC The new cycle continues for Champions Japan on Girls Elite REX Program some of Canada’s most Wednesday 11 February D- Kavina Ganeshan | CAN / promising young female (18.00 ET / 15.00 PT). Up Women’s Regional EXCEL soccer players and they’re next two days later will be a Centre Ontario heading south of the border game against the hosts, USA D- | CAN / to gain more tournament (13 February, 21.00 ET / Vancouver Whitecaps FC experience after the group 18.00 PT), with the Girls Elite REX Program won the 2014 CONCACAF U- conclusion of the D- Kayla Mostowich | CAN / 15 Girls’ Championship in competition coming on Strikers Soccer the Cayman Islands last year. Sunday 15 February against Club (10.00 ET / 13.00 PT). D- Samantha Chang | CAN / Head Coach Bev Priestman Women’s Regional EXCEL will be taking a roster of 20 “The focus will be to Centre Ontario players from Canada’s continue building on the D- Kennedy Faulknor | CAN / National EXCEL U-14/U-16 National curriculum that we Women’s Regional EXCEL age group to take part in the started late in 2014, whilst Centre Ontario second annual U-17 start introducing new M- | CAN / Women’s NTC Invitational content and then tailoring it Women’s Regional EXCEL tournament at the US Soccer to the different football Centre Ontario NTC at StubHub Center in problems we will face across M- Nahida Baalbaki | CAN / Carson, California. all three teams at the end of Lakeshore SC (Québec the camp, it’s a great Women’s Regional EXCEL “This is another fantastic platform to apply and learn Centre) learning opportunity for all the content,” said Priestman. M-Caitlin Shaw | CAN / involved,” said Priestman. Vancouver Whitecaps FC “Playing three very good This group will be looking to Girls Elite REX Program opponents in a tournament bolster their tournament M- Fallon Rodrigues | CAN / setting will provide players experience in their journey Women’s Regional EXCEL with new and different towards Canada’s Women’s Centre Ontario challenges both technically National Team and look to M- Anyssa Ibrahim | CAN / CS and tactically but certainly make a case for inclusion in Terrebonne (Québec across the other corners the squad that will look to Women’s Regional EXCEL (physically, emotionally and qualify Canada for the FIFA Centre) mentally), things that only a U-17 Women’s World Cup M- Vital Kats | CAN / tournament setting will 2016 that will be in Jordan. Women’s Regional EXCEL provide and grow players.” Centre Ontario All matches will be streamed F- Mya Jones | CAN / The team is made of players by U.S. Soccer. Canada Foothills Soccer Club taking part in the Women’s Soccer will have a review of

F- Shana Flynn | CAN / New to the program in 2015, Canada WNT to visit France Women’s Regional EXCEL festival partner Chevrolet is for April International Centre Ontario pleased to offer community Friendly F- Camila Gomez| CAN / clubs the opportunity to Vancouver Whitecaps FC enhance their festival’s Girls Elite REX Program player development F- | CAN / activities by hosting a Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chevrolet Skills Program Girls Elite REX Program event in conjunction with F- Lauren Raimondo | CAN / their Active Start Soccer Fest. Women’s Regional EXCEL The Chevrolet Skills Program Canada will continue the Centre Ontario is designed as a fun and preparation towards this F- Teni Akindoju CAN / developmental experience summer’s FIFA Women’s Halifax Dunbrack SC for youth soccer players World Cup Canada 2015™ (Women’s Regional EXCEL whereby they can improve with a Women’s Centre Nova Scotia) their skills through a series International Friendly match of station work activities. Be on 9 April 2015 (21.00 local 2015 Canada Soccer sure to opt-in to the kick off) in Bondoufle, Ombrelle Active Start Soccer Chevrolet Skills Program via France. Fests Applications Open the Active Start Soccer Fest application form to deliver a After a successful BaoAn Cup fun and memorable in Shenzhen, , this experience for all January and a regular participants. participation in the Women’s Cyprus Cup tournament (2- To learn more about the 12 March 2015), Canada’s Chevrolet Skills Program Women’s National Team will Applications are now being click here make the trip across the accepted for Canada’s Atlantic Ocean to face largest national grassroots In addition to the Chevrolet France, currently ranked 3rd soccer program, Ombrelle Skills Program, Canada in the world and Canada’s Active Start Soccer Fests. Set Soccer in collaboration with 2012 Olympic bronze medal to embark on its 18th its corporate partners will be match worthy opponent. season, the longstanding announcing further Canada WNT had also played grant based program has developments to the France to a 1:1 draw in 2013 contributed valuable program later in the year. Be in Nice. financial, promotional and sure to visit technical resources year canadasoccer.com for Les Bleues will have to prove after year to the hosting of regular updates. themselves against three thousands of community highly ambitious nations in soccer celebrations. To learn more about Canada Group F England, Mexico and Soccer’s Ombrelle Active Colombia at the FIFA With the program quickly Start Soccer Fests program Women’s World Cup Canada reaching capacity over the visit the official website. 2015™. Canada meanwhile past few seasons, resulting will see action in Group A. in over 100,000 Active Start Soccer Fest participants each Canada is one of 24 finalists year, be sure to submit your for this summer's FIFA application early via the Women's World Cup Canada online form. 2015™, which will be played from coast to coast across

Canada from 6 June to 5 July. finely headed cross from the Good showing by Canada As hosts, Canada will kick off left and then got a winner MNT despite score line the tournament on 6 June in with a sizzling world class Edmonton, AB. strike to give Canada an unfortunate defeat. Despite the loss, Canada M20 put in a good was opportunistic performance against and scored the few chances Honduras they created while Canada was left to rue a few missed Canada’s Men’s National chances of their own that Team offered a good proved to be the difference. performance to the couple hundred fans that came to But for the most part, it was a the University of Central Canadian performance that Florida sports complex on likely would have netted Monday, despite the 1:1 final With their fate already some points in the games result against Iceland. sealed, Canada’s Men’s U-20 where they dropped points team wanted to finish the earlier in the tournament but After having been punished 2015 CONCACAF U-20 on this day, it wasn’t enough. in Friday’s match with what Championship with a Head Coach performance they knew they These youth tournaments called an “unfair” final score were capable of and the first provide valuable learning of 1:2, Canada stumbling on 45 minutes they gave exactly experiences that will two occasions costing them that kind of performance. hopefully shape players that an otherwise balanced will thrive at the senior level match, the squad came back Playing against Honduras, and so this group will take more organized and Canada got two deserved their lumps that came in this determined to pressure for goals and only conceded tournament but there’s no Monday’s face-off. largely thanks to a fortuitous denying that this is a bounce off the crossbar that talented group that will be Limiting errors in their zone, benefited their Central raring to turn some heads in the established American rivals. the future. the pace most of the match, attacking regularly and “That was the Canada we’ve “That was a more Canadian maintaining possession for been all three years we’ve performance and more of long stretches of time. been together in the first what I know about these half,” said midfielder Marco boys,” said Head Coach Rob “Last Friday we played well Bustos, who opened the Gale. “I couldn’t fault the but the score was unfair,” scoring in 19th minute. effort and the work rate said Floro. “Today we played “We’re just going through a tonight. I just don’t think we with a good intensity, tough stage right now and took our chances, which has speaking about the pressing, it’s hard to put into words been a problem for us in the everywhere on the pitch, but but that 45 minutes was past and Honduras was the opponent played as well clear glimpse of what we clinical tonight.” as we did. We are happy with are.” our players because we consider that in both Even in the second half, matches we offered more Honduras couldn’t muster combined attack even if much in the way of chances Iceland is a good tactical and but tied the score at 2:2 off a physical team.”

veteran. “For me he’s one of in a two-leg home-and-away Canada took the lead after the best players.” series. Karl W. Ouimette made a decisive run on the left, Floro’s men’s continue their The two matches would take entering menacingly the box, preparation for a busy place in the FIFA and drawing the foul to earn summer ahead with 2015 international window his side a penalty kick, which CONCACAF Gold Cup this between Monday 8 June and was calmly converted by July and 2018 FIFA World Tuesday 16 June. Canada will . Cup Russia Qualifiers host the first leg before beginning in June. Canada going on the road to Iceland came back from recently found out that their whoever the opponent may behind in a similar fashion opponent for this Second be. after James attempted to Round of CONCACAF FIFA save a breakaway from World Cup qualifying would For the purposes of the draw, Vilhjalmsson that awarded be the winner of a match Canada was ranked ninth in Iceland a shot from the spot, between British Virgin CONCACAF while Dominica which Friojonsson Islands and Dominica. were ranked 25th and the converted. British Virgin Islands were First steps to Russia laid out ranked 33rd. The rankings While both teams continued for Canada MNT were based on the August to push hard to create the 2014 FIFA Ranking. winning chance well into stoppage time, the score Should Canada advance, they would remain at 1:1. would go into the pot for the third and four rounds of “If we think that the two qualifying. The third round games are divided in four would be another home-and- halves, we can say that Canada’s Men’s National away series before the Iceland won two halves and Team’s first steps towards fourth round, which would Canada won two,” added the FIFA World Cup Russia be the semi-final round of Floro. 2018 have been revealed qualifying, which would be and they’ll begin qualifying against three other Of note, now with 81 action against either opponents. international appearances Dominica or the British for Canada under his belt, Virgin Islands in June. The draw for the third and Dwayne De Rosario is only fourth rounds of qualifying three behind former The team learned of their takes place on 25 July at the international and current two possible opponents on Konstantinovsky Palace in St. record holder Paul Stalteri Thursday night after Petersburg, Russia. who represented Canada in CONCACAF held a 84 matches during his preliminary draw for the first Canada wins the BaoAn Cup career. two rounds of FIFA World in Shenzhen Cup qualifying in Miami. “I consider DeRo an excellent player, excellent Canada will enter at the means he fights a lot, he has second round of qualifying good skills, he has a very and will know for certain good tactical knowledge, and which team they’ll face in he can play on the wing or as March when Dominica and a forward,” said Floro of the the British Virgin Islands play Canada swept the table at the BaoAn Cup CFA Women's

International Football Canada’s Men’s U-17 Team Tournament Shenzhen 2015, ended a trip to Central This time, things ended on a a four-nations tournament in America on a high note after high as Canada picked up a China PR. The Canadian team three tough matches against well-deserved 3:0 win. won all three of their round- Guatemala and El Salvador Tristan Borges of West robin matches, with 2:1 as they continue their Cobras scored twice victories over Korea preparations for the 2015 and Daniel Sagno from the Republic, Mexico and China CONCACAF U-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC PR from 11-13 January. Championships in San Pedro Residency added another for Sula, Honduras. Canada. This marks the first time Canada has won China PR's After dropping two close “We now have to make a four-nations competition, an games to Guatemala, Canada couple of really tough annual event that usually rallied to finish with a decisions because of the kicks off the new year. victory over El Salvador, good performances by the Canada previously attended playing in tough conditions. players before naming the the competition in 2004 qualification squad,” said (Shenzhen), 2008 “The camp went well it was Fleming. (Guangdong), 2011 great to have three games in (Yongchuan), and 2013 the CONCACAF region,” said After the Haiti game to start (Yongchuan). Head Coach Sean Fleming, qualifying at the end of who now will decide his February in the 2015 led the squad for the competition CONCACAF Under-17 Canadian team with three that kicks off for Canada on Championships, Canada has goals, including both goals Saturday 28 February against games against Costa Rica (3 against hosts China PR. Haiti. March), Mexico (6 March), St. Sinclair was also named Most Lucia (9 March), and Panama Valuable Player of the “The team performed well in (12 March). tournament. all three games. There was improvement from the All games will be played at All four nations at this year's Florida camp (in December) the Estadio Olimpico competition are currently to this camp.” Metropolitano, HON. preparing for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada After just one day of training, Canada Soccer announces 2015™. While Canada and the team played its first list of players allocated to China PR are in Group A (and game and dropped a 2:0 NWSL for 2015 season even play the opening match decision to Guatemala at the on 6 June), Korea Republic is Cobar Stadium in San Miguel in Group E and Mexico is in Petapa, GUA. Group F. The rematch came three days Canada M17 wraps up last later with another close camp before CONCACAF game between the two Championships teams but Guatemala coming Canada Soccer and the away as 1:0 winners. National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) have After the second game, the announced the official list of team hopped a bus over to El allocated players for the Salvador for the last game of 2015 NWSL regular season. their camp on Monday 12 Thirteen Canadian January. internationals have been

allocated to six different Football and the United teams, and a total of 42 Following are the club-by- States Soccer Federation. For allocated National Team club Canadian allocations: more information about the players will be participating NWSL, log on to the league's in the upcoming season with official website at 25 Americans, and four Nkem Ezurike * www.NWSLsoccer.com. Mexicans also joining the league. Clear plan for Canada MNT Karina LeBlanc ahead of Iceland friendlies In addition to the returning allocated National Team players, there are three Rachel Quon newly allocated Canadian Women’s National Team players that are returning or * joining the league for the Erin McLeod first time: Allysha Chapman, January will be a chance to Nkem Ezurike and Rhian impress for a number of Wilkinson. While Wilkinson Portland Thorns FC players as Benito Floro, Head is returning to NWSL after a Christine Sinclair Coach of Canada’s Men’s year away (she was allocated National Team, has called in for the inaugural season in * 24-players for the team’s 2013), this marks the first first camp of 2015. allocation for Nkem Ezurike Sky Blue FC (drafted by Boston in 2014) With most of the European- and Allysha Chapman based players unavailable as (played in in 2014). the camp in Orlando, Florida, USA, doesn’t fall in a FIFA Once again, Canada Soccer, international window, Floro the Federation of Mexican * = Newly Allocated Player in has called in a Football and U.S. Soccer will 2015 predominantly North be subsidizing the salaries of American-based squad. With their respective players. The National Women's the North American season Soccer League (NWSL) is a still a few months away, the Canadian National Team nine-team Division-I two International Friendlies players will remain in the women's professional soccer against Iceland will be a Centralized Development league featuring national chance to further develop Program to begin and train in team players from Canada, the team’s tactics. that environment throughout Mexico and the U.S. The nine the season, but will have the clubs are the Boston “It’s true that speaking of the opportunity to participate in Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, physical condition, the the first three to four NWSL FC Kansas City, Houston players may not be fully fit. matches before the start of Dash, Portland Thorns FC, It is for that, as I’ve said the FIFA Women's World Reign FC, Sky Blue FC, before, that we need to learn Cup. Washington Spirit and how to play to win the game Western Flash. using our resources,” said The NWSL will also a take Floro. “It means that they brief 12-day break during Based in Chicago, the NWSL won’t have a lot of energy the group stages of the FIFA is supported by the Canadian but we need to control the Women's World Cup 2015 in Soccer Association, situation in the game. We Canada. Federation of Mexican need to develop our plan

and strategy and that’s very GK- Quillan Roberts | CAN / Canada Soccer appoints important.” Toronto FC Jarmo Matikainen WNT GK- Kenny Stamatopoulos | Assistant Coach The first day of training is SWE / AIK Monday 12 January and the D- Nana Attakora | team will get four days of unattached / sans club training prior to the first D- Kevon Black | CAN / match on Friday 16 January Toronto FC Academy (kick off 16.30 local). The D- | CAN / teams will line up again on Sigma FC Monday 19 January (kick off D- Dejan Jakovic | JPN / Canada Soccer is pleased to 16.00 local). Both games will Shimizu S-Pulse announce the hiring of Jarmo take place at the University D- Manjrekar James | HUN / Matikainen as Women’s of Central Florida. PMFC National Team Assistant D- Ashtone Morgan | CAN / Coach. Matikainen will join The players will be put Toronto FC the team in China to through their paces as many D- Karl W. Ouimette | CAN / continue preparation for this of the days will feature two Impact de Montréal summer’s FIFA Women’s training sessions to prepare D- Adam Straith | unattached World Cup Canada 2015™. and the focus will be to / sans club continue to work on the D- | CAN / “Jarmo’s appointment will team’s pressing and Impact de Montréal bring new experience and attacking but keeping the M- | CAN / passion to the Canadian defensive structure will also Impact de Montréal Women’s National Team and be crucial against the 33rd- M- Christoper Mannella | Women’s EXCEL Program,” ranked Iceland team. CAN / Toronto FC said , Head M- | Coach of Canada’s Women’s “We always do things in unattached / sans club National Team and Director order to win the game. M- | CAN / of the Women’s EXCEL However, it is true in a Toronto FC Program. “With this friendly game the aim is to M- Issey Nakajima-Farran | appointment we wanted to play well in addition to CAN / Impact de Montréal ensure we found somebody gaining a result,” said Floro. M- Samuel Piette | ESP / that not only had deep “We need to develop a good Deportivo la Coruña coaching experience at the defensive structure. But it’s M- Daniel Stanese | GER / FC international level but also true to that winning games is Augsburg II somebody that was truly always a happy time so our M- Russell Teibert | CAN / passionate and intention is to play well and Vancouver Whitecaps FC knowledgeable about the to win the games.” F- Caleb Clarke | CAN / women’s game.” Vancouver Whitecaps FC Fans will be able to follow F- Dwayne De Rosario | Matikainen is a Finnish the matches live on unattached / sans club football player and coach @CanadaSoccerEN and F- | IND / Kerala who had been managing the review match reports on Blasters Wales women’s national canadasoccer.com. F- | unattached / team since 2010. Under his sans club guidance as the team’s first CANADA ever full-time head, the GK- Sean Melvin | CAN / group jumped 15 spots in Vancouver Whitecaps FC the FIFA World Rankings. Residency Holder of a UEFA Pro Licence, he was also responsible for

overseeing the Welsh U-17 Assistant Coach, under the June), FIFA Women’s World and U-19 teams while leadership of Head Coach Cup Canada 2015 (6 June–5 developing the overall John Herdman, until the end July), FIFA U-17 World Cup strategy for women’s of 2016. Chile 2015 (17 October–8 football for the nation. November) and the FIFA Club The addition of the World Cup 2015 (December). “I am very proud to have the experienced Matikainen will opportunity to join Canada’s complement recent changes The seven Referees are: Women’s National Team and in the women’s program Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Carol Canada Soccer,” said structure. Daniel Anne Chénard, Sheena Matikainen. “I look forward Worthington will move to a Dickson, Drew Fischer, David to working together with lead role as the Women’s Gantar, Michelle Pye, and John, with all the other EXCEL Program U-18/U-23 first-time appointee Mathieu members of the staff and Director and take over the Bourdeau. with the players. It is a big position of Women’s U-20 year for football in Canada Team Head Coach left vacant The Assistant Referees are: and it is a privilege to be part following Andrew Olivieri’s Daniel Belleau, Philippe of the recent departure. Brière, Marie-Josée family.” Charbonneau, Joe Fletcher, Canada is one of 24 finalists Suzanne Morisset as well as Prior to joining the Football for this summer's FIFA first time appointees Chantal Association of Wales, Women's World Cup Canada Boudreau and Marie-Han Matikainen worked in 2015™, which will be played Gagnon Chretien. coaching capacities with the from coast to coast across Finnish federation’s Canada from 6 June to 5 July. Canada M17 set up camp in development teams, As hosts, Canada will kick off Central America including the women’s U-17, the tournament on 6 June in women’s U-19 and women’s Edmonton in the opening U-20 teams, as well as group match against China assistant coach with the PR. Women’s A-national team in 1999-2000 and 2004-2005. Canadians named to the He was also the Technical 2015 FIFA List of Officials With their own FIFA World Director of the Football Cup qualifying tournament Association of Finland from ticking ever closer, Canada’s 2000 to 2009. Men’s U-17 Team is setting up camp in Central America In addition to his UEFA Pro to prepare for the sort of Licence obtained in 2002, environment they’ll expect Matikainen holds a Master’s in Honduras at the end of degree in history, politics, FIFA has named 14 February and into March for social sciences and Canadians to its 2015 List of the CONCACAF Under-17 pedagogy. He also Referees. Championship. completed training at the Vierumaki Academy of Sport These 14 officials (seven Head Coach Sean Fleming Leadership and Management Referees and seven Assistant has called in a squad that in 2009 and has a Pro Referees) may be appointed includes some new faces Licence from Finland. to international looking to leave an tournaments, including the impression, as Canada will Matikainen will join Canada’s FIFA U-20 World Cup New play two matches against Women’s National Team as Zealand 2015 (30 May–20 Guatemala and one against

El Salvador. The camp will through and beat,” said M- Munir Saleh | CAN / run 5-15 January. Fleming. “It is another step Vancouver Whitecaps FC for us to be ready to be at Residency “It's going to be a great our best for Honduras in F- Terran Campbell | CAN / opportunity for us to keep qualification.” Vancouver Whitecaps FC fine-tuning our style of play. Residency It will give us a great Canada starts their F- Duwayne Ewart | CAN / opportunity to see different qualifying campaign at the Vancouver Whitecaps FC players play with each Estadio Olimpico Residency other,” said Fleming. “It's Metropolitano in San Pedro F- | CAN / exciting as a couple new Sula, HON, on 28 February Toronto FC Academy players have come in again against Haiti as they look to F- | CAN / which will be giving great qualify Canada for the FIFA Toronto FC Academy competition for spots on the U-17 World Cup Chile 2015. F- Cyrus Rollocks | CAN / squad and hopefully be Canada has qualified for the North SC adding depth.” past two FIFA World Cups at F- Daniel Sagno | CAN / the U-17 level. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Both Guatemala and El Residency Salvador will be facing each CANADA other for the final competing GK- Brogan Engbers | CAN / Canada WNT roster set for spot at the CONCACAF Toronto FC Academy China’s Four-Nation Cup Under-17 Championship in GK- Luciano Trasolini | CAN / San Pedro Sula, HON. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency There’s nothing like the D- Matthew Baldisimo | CAN experience of playing in / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Central America and that’s Residency something the team want to D- Gabriel Boakye | CAN / adapt to as much as possible Toronto FC Academy A monumental year for before the tournament. D- Dante Campbell | CAN / women’s Toronto FC Academy gets underway with a The team has one day of D- Kadin Chung | CAN / tournament in China as training on Tuesday 6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada’s Women’s National January before their first Residency Team will get some early match against Guatemala D- Andrew Dias | CAN / tournament action against before the two teams play Toronto FC Academy Korea Republic, Mexico, again on Saturday 10 January M- Tristan Borges | CAN / China PR. on the turf at Cobar Stadium West Toronto Cobras in San Miguel Petapa, GUA. M- Thomas Gardner | CAN / For the tournament, Head Vancouver Whitecaps FC Coach John Herdman has They’ll then take the bus to Residency called in 23 players as the El Salvador in advance of M- Thomas Mickoski | CAN / FIFA Women’s World Cup their final match against the squad starts to take shape hosts at the Delicias Stadium M- David Norman | CAN / but still with time in hand for in San Tecla, SLV. Vancouver Whitecaps FC players to further strengthen Residency their cases for inclusion at “It will be difficult with only M- Harry Paton | ENG / this summer’s FIFA Women’s one day of training and then Fulham FC U18 Academy World Cup Canada 2015™. we have to play a match. But M- Reshon Phillip | CAN / these are the challenges I'd North Mississauga SC “The team is starting to form like to see your players fight as we get closer to the FIFA

Women’s World Cup. We’ve CANADA Canada M20 announces been able to get access to GK- Erin McLeod | USA / roster for CONCACAF our young players who have Houston Dash Championship been pretty much locked in GK- Stephanie Labbe | SWE / the NCAA system for the past KIF Örebro three or four months,” said GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Herdman. “But we’ve added Chicago Red Stars those players to the squad D- | USA and the Centralized / West Virginia University Development Program (CDP) D- Allysha Chapman | SWE / group to evaluate them and Eskilstuna United DFF It’s now less than a week their readiness.” D- | USA / until Canada’s Men’s U-20 Seattle Reign FC Team heads to Jamaica to The team opens competition D- Marie-Eve Nault | SWE / take on CONCACAF’s best as on Sunday 11 January KIF Örebro they seek a berth at the FIFA against Korea Republic D- Rebecca | USA / U-20 World Cup New before their second game Duke University Zealand 2015 and Head against CONCACAF rivals D- Rhian Wilkinson | CAN / Coach Rob Gale has named Mexico on Tuesday 13 Comètes de Laval the 20 players who hope to January. D- Sura Yekka | CAN / Brams take Canada there. United But it’s the final game D- | SWE / Jitex Canada will play out of against China PR (15 BK Group B and will be rolling January) that will perhaps be M- | CAN / into Montego Bay with no the most interesting as both NorWest United shortage of confidence teams will play in Group A at M- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / having picked up some the FIFA Women’s World Cup Houston Dash encouraging results and in June in Edmonton, AB. M- | USA / performances in the run-up West Virginia University to the competition. “We’ve been thinking about M- | USA / this for the last few weeks in Sky Blue FC “I am excited to get this how to approach that M- | ENG / squad together and we are particular fixture and we’ve Notts County all looking forward to the got some ideas on either F- | USA / learning experience of a going to try and go for a Texas Tech University world cup qualifying confidence booster or try to F- Josee Bélanger | CAN / campaign. This is an keep our cards up our Comètes de Laval opportunity to continue the sleeve,” said Herdman. “We F- Nkem Ezurike | USA / players development and may try to go for a balance of Boston Breakers expose them to demands of those when choosing our F- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Sky an international football lineup and the tactics we Blue FC tournament,” said Gale. “I use.” F- Adriana Leon | USA / hope and expect the players Chicago Red Stars will seize this opportunity to All three games will take F- Christine Sinclair | USA / test and showcase place at the Shenzhen Portland Thorns themselves and we are Stadium in Shenzhen, CHN. F- Melissa Tancredi | USA / confident in showing Chicago Red Stars everyone what a good Full reports will be posted to football team we are canadasoccer.com following becoming and helping these each matches. players move on in their international careers.”

That depth will be required M- Michael Petrasso | ENG / First up is Haiti on Saturday as the games come fast and Queens Park Rangers 10 January followed by furious in the Caribbean F- Calum Fergusson | SCO / Mexico two days later (12 heat. Inverness Caldeonian Thistle January). Matches against El F- | CAN / Salvador (15 January), Cuba A full schedule of the Toronto FC (19 January), and Honduras competition can be found on F- | unattached / (22 January) conclude the canadasoccer.com. Fans will sans club group stage. The group be able to follow live on winner moves to the Twitter @CanadaSoccerEN tournament final with a FIFA and review match reports U-20 World Cup spot and reactions from Jamaica secured, while the second on Canada Soccer’s website. and third placed teams will playoff against the second CANADA and third placed teams from GK- Marco Carducci | CAN / Group A for the other two Vancouver Whitecaps FC spots open to the CONCACAF GK- Nolan Wirth | USA / region. Oregon State University D- Samuel Adekugbe | CAN / All of Canada’s matches will Vancouver Whitecaps FC be played at the Montego D- Alexander Comsia | FRA / Bay Sports Complex. RC Strasbourg D- Luca Gasparotto | SCO / It’s a gruelling competition Rangers FC (on loan at and Canada will have to Airdrieonians) achieve it without team D- Jackson Farmer | CAN / captain Dylan Carreiro and Vancouver Whitecaps FC Fraser Aird as they had to Residency stay with their club teams D- Jordan Haynes | CAN / who have matches during Vancouver Whitecaps FC the event. Residency D- | GER / “(I’m a) bit disappointed to Erzgebirge Aue lose some key characters D- Rares (Chris) Serban | CAN with clubs not releasing / University of British them but it will provide Columbia opportunities for talented M- Manuel Aparicio | CAN / players to step up and prove Toronto FC they can apply themselves at M- Louis Béland-Goyette | this level,” said Gale. CAN / Impact de Montréal M- Hanson Boakai | CAN / FC Gale has been working to Edmonton develop the depth in the M- Marco Bustos | CAN / squad and it’s still a richly Vancouver Whitecaps FC talented group that contains M- Kianz Froese | CAN / a number of players with Vancouver Whitecaps FC significant international M- Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | experience. CAN / Impact de Montréal M- | USA / Syracuse University

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