Canada scores a dozen against Cuba 8 Oct 2018 With the game already in hand, Sinclair was introduced at the start of the second half, clearly an effort to get her closer to all-time women’s international goal scoring leader Abby Wambach’s total of 184. On a two-player break, SInclair opted to pass to Huitema for a tap-in rather than take it herself. And when Sinclair got no. 174, she did not scream or raise her arms in triumph. She led her teammates quietly back to half.
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 comes back from two down to beat Norway in error-filled friendly 28 Nov 2017 Canada was terrible in the first half. Norway was even more terrible in the second.
167 and counting: Sinclair keeps adding to international tally 3 Mar 2017 Christine Sinclair used her left foot to place a shot neatly inside the far post. The goal stood as the winning tally as Canada beat Russia 2-1 Friday at the Algarve Cup.
Young players shine as Canada claims bronze in Rio 19 Aug 2016 The fact that such impressive performances were turned in by youngsters — from fullback Ashley Lawrence to midfielder Jessie Fleming to Beckie to Rose — bodes well for a program that, just four years before, was starved for young talent.
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.
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.
Brazil, Brazil, Brazil: Canada’s forecast calls for a heavy dose of canary yellow 8 Mar 2016 “It’s a tough test for us,” said Canadian women’s team coach John Herdman. “But, certainly, not a team that frightens Canada too much.”
Schmidt’s super show propels Canada to win — but it also serves as pre-World Cup warning 29 May 2015 The Sophie Schmidt show was good enough to beat England. She scored a fantastic goal from just outside the penalty area, had a free kick fly just inches over the bar, and had a good attempt off a short-corner set piece.
Canada’s blunders gift win to Japan at BC Place 29 Oct 2014 And the Japanese ended up with a 3-2 win, thanks to two terrible defensive mistakes by the Canadian centre backs.
