Looking at the glass half-full: Assessing Canada’s 3-2 U17WWC loss to Venezuela 27 Mar 2014 And, while it’s difficult to go out the U-17 Women’s World Cup, at least it’s better to lose 3-2 — and show some real positive offensive glimpses — than go out to one of those oh-so-Canadian 1-0 or 2-0 defeats, where the commentators will say that we showed great heart but couldn’t create many chances.
Canada loses U-17 Women’s CONCACAF final in penalties 10 Nov 2013 Because both Canada and Mexico had already qualified for the U-17 Women’s World Cup by winning their semifinal matches, the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship final had the feel of a friendly.
Canada names roster for CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship 29 Oct 2013 Coach Bev Priestman confirmed the final roster on Tuesday. Canada begins the CONCACAF tourney on Halloween, with a date in Jamaica against Guatemala.
Herdman believes cold Edmonton conditions will be tempered by warm reception from fans 17 Oct 2013 And even though the late autumn/early winter conditions in Edmonton won’t be anything close to the July conditions we’ll see at the 2015 Women’s World Cup, Herdman said that getting a friendly in at the stadium where Canada will open the tournament will be vital to the team’s preparations. And, he said the cold can be a coaching tool, to see “if the players can focus on the task at hand.”