Jade Rose, Olivia Smith and Zoe Burns, who have all won caps at the senior level, will lead Canada at next month’s FIFA U\u002D20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
“We know that the experience of competing and being exposed to different styles of play is critical for our young players development,” Canada coach Cindy Tye said in a statement. “It will be a great opportunity for this age group to be tested on the international stage and we can’t wait to get started.”Advertisement 3The Canadian women have been drawn in a group with France, Nigeria and South Korea at the 16-team FIFA U-20 World Cup, which runs Aug. 10-28 with games in San Jose and Alajuela.
Nigeria, runner-up in 2010 and 2014, has advanced to the knockout rounds in seven of its nine trips to the tournament. South Korea was third in 2010 and has made the quarterfinals on two of its four other visits to the championship.tap here to see other videos from our teamCosta Rica was originally slated to co-host the U-20 event in 2020 along with Panama. The tournament was postponed due to the pandemic with Costa Rica taking over as sole host.
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