Canada essentially alone when it comes to World Cup teams without a women’s league

Canada trails Vietnam, the Philippines and the rest of the field at the FIFA Women\u0027s World Cup in one important category.

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Canadian skipper Christine Sinclair, who also captains the Portland Thorns, is one of eight NWSL players. Midfielder Simi Awujo is a junior at the University of Southern California.Article content “Even though in our globalized world, the best players often sign for top teams concentrated in a few markets, the overall structure and relative strength of domestic leagues are still good indicators of the state of women’s football in a particular country.”Article content

The top-ranked U.S. squad features nine veterans from the team that lifted the trophy four years ago in France, including Megan Rapinoe who came off the bench in Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Vietnam in Auckland, New Zealand, to earn her 200th cap.

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