Late winner from Williams gets Canada to U-17 Women’s World Cup 12 Jun 2018 Andersen Williams’s 88th-minute header bounded right through a pack of Haitian defenders before it crossed the line — giving Canada a 2-1 win and a berth in the U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Stop the cheerleading: The cracks in the Canadian women’s program are there for everyone to see 10 Jun 2018 Sunday wasn’t what we’d call a banner day for the Canadian women’s program.
Karpenko’s heroics not good enough to prevent Americans from defeating Canada 8 Jun 2018 Canada lost its final group-stage game of the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship to the United States by a 1-0 scoreline. But, if not for the heroics of Canadian keeper, Anna Karpenko, the scoreline would have been a lot more severe.
Williams’s two-goal effort propels Canada to victory over Costa Rica 6 Jun 2018 Canada resumed play in the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championships on Wednesday, beating Costa Rica by a 2-1 score thanks to a brace from Andersen Williams.
Draw with Japan not good enough to get Canada to Toulon semifinals 3 Jun 2018 Even though Canada went through Group C place undefeated, it will not proceed to the tournament semifinals.
Turkey drive: Verhoeven’s late winner gives Canada a win in Toulon tourney 31 May 2018 A goal from Noah Verhoeven, a dual citizen who just returned to the Canadian program after spending the last couple of years flirting with the American national set-up, gave Canada a 1-0 win over Turkey on Thursday.
Tied up in Toulon: Canada draws Portugal in group-stage opener 28 May 2018 It’s often difficult to take anything out of tournament-opening matches. National teams are still getting used to their systems and their combinations, and there’s often a cautiousness about them.
Canadian officials, players on way home from Nicaragua 23 Apr 2018 "Canada Soccer's Women's U-17 National Team and Canadian referees have all departed Nicaragua and are safely on their way back to Canada. Canada Soccer supports the decision of Concacaf to cancel the 2018 Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championship in Managua, Nicaragua and will continue to work with Concacaf to ensure that safety remains the priority."
Canada Soccer creates new U-23 director position for Biello to fill 26 Feb 2018 On Monday, new men’s national-team coach John Herdman and his newly hired assistant, Mauro Biello, were talking about systems and structure.
The virtues of playing possum: Haiti stuns Canada in U-20 third-place match 28 Jan 2018 But, when it comes to tournament soccer, there is an argument for playing possum in the group stage. If you meet a team you faced in the group stage later in the tournament, that opponent doesn’t really know what to expect when you meet again. The opponent may be overconfident.
