Two years after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Canada will be one of the teams to beat at the Women\u0027s World Cup.
“I know that we have a very resilient group, a very gritty group and that group of people — no matter what is happening off the field — will make sure the job gets done on the field,” Canada goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan said. “So I’m not really worried in that sense, but I also don’t want to dismiss what’s going on either.”
Now 40, Sinclair has won a pair of Olympic bronze medals and the gold in Tokyo. She has two NCAA tournament titles and three National Women’s Soccer League championships with the Portland Thorns. But a World Cup trophy has eluded her.Article content Herdman, now coach of the Canadian men’s team, led Canada to the bronze medal at the London Olympics. Canada made it to the quarterfinals of the World Cup on home soil, then won a second Olympic bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games.Bev Priestman took over as coach in 2020, ahead of Canada’s gold in Tokyo. She has had to walk a thin line between the players and Canada Soccer amid the dispute.
The players have also said they’ve had to cut training camp days and full camp windows, as well as trim the number of players and staff invited into camps. They were told there’d be no home games scheduled before the World Cup.
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