America, as always, brings Canada back down to Earth 18 Oct 2018 But, with yet another loss to the Americans in which the Canadians didn’t generate enough to be competitive, it’s OK to be nervous about what Canada will do when it gets to the World Cup.
Prince’s two goals put a shine on an uninspired Canadian effort 5 Oct 2018 So, after Nichelle Prince’s brace gave Canada a 2-0 win over Jamaica in their group-stage opener at the CONCACAF Women’s Championship, all is sweetness and light. Right? Right? A Friday night match in a Texas USL stadium in front of, well, hundreds didn’t provide a lot of fireworks, but three points is three points, uh huh?
Canada wins ugly against a scrappy Brazilian side 2 Sep 2018 But, as Canada preps for the CONCACAF championships — this region’s qualifiers for the 2019 Women’s World Cup — maybe this scrappy 1-0 win was exactly the kind of game that was needed. The Brazilians hacked. They whacked. The game had very little in terms of flow.
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.
Buchanan bests Lawrence in Champions League final 1 Jun 2017 Even though Lawrence converted her attempt from the spot, it was Buchanan and her Lyon teammates who celebrated after 120 minutes of scoreless soccer and then a shootout that was decided by a 7-6 count.
Buchanan wins the MAC Hermann Trophy 6 Jan 2017 She was named the best young player at the 2015 Women’s World Cup. Now, Canadian defender Kadeisha Buchanan can add the MAC Hermann Trophy to her case.
Canada will play for bronze; national team shoots itself in the foot in loss to Germany 16 Aug 2016 But some perspective — while watching the Canadian women’s team lose the Olympic semifinal sucks,this wasn’t nearly as bad as it was four years ago. There was no controversy around this 2-0 loss to Germany as there was in that infamous extra-time semifinal loss to the United States. There’s no referee to blame.
The French dejection: Canada establishes itself as a gold-medal threat 12 Aug 2016 Maybe now, it’s time to believe in the work coach John Herdman and the women have put into this push for the podium. A gritty 1-0 quarter-final win over France wasn’t always pretty, there were some scares, but we know this — Canada can be called not just a medal threat, but a gold-medal threat.
Buchanan’s second yellow highlights why suspension rules need to be changed 6 Aug 2016 It’s an illustration of just how ridiculous the rules on yellow-card accumulation are. Two yellows over the space of several games in a tournament — really, it’s not worthy of a suspension.
Beckie’s last-gasp chip gives Canada a 1-0 win over Brazil 7 Jun 2016 The Canadian women’s national team that faced Brazil on Saturday in Toronto was disjointed and deserved to lose. The Canadian women’s team that faced Brazil Tuesday in Ottawa was nothing like that.
