The Canada women's national soccer team (french: Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer) represents

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in international

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competitions. They are overseen by the

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, the governing body for

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. The team reached international prominence at the

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, losing in the bronze medal match to the

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. Canada qualified for its first Olympic women's soccer tournament in 2008, making it to the

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. Canada's most significant achievement has been winning the gold medal at the

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in Tokyo. The team is also two-time CONCACAF Women's Championship winners, and two-time Olympic bronze medallists. A certain segment of the Canadian women's soccer fans are closely linked to the U-20 team (U-19 prior to 2006), partly due to Canada hosting the inaugural

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, a tournament in which the team won silver in front of 47,784 fans at

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, Alberta. Canada also hosted the

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, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by

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. Canada set the tournament and team record for attendance in the process, with 1,353,506 and 54,027 respectively.

History

The Canada women's team played its first international match on July 7, 1986, a 2–0 away loss to the United States. The team's first major tournament was the

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, the second edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was held in Sweden and won by Norway, who became the first European nation to win the Women's World Cup. The tournament featured 12 women's national teams from si ...

in Sweden, where the team achieved one draw and two losses in group play and failed to advance. Its first success in a major tournament was the

in the United States, where Canada finished in fourth place, their first time reaching the semifinals of a major global tournament. Canada hosted the

for the first time, where they reached the quarterfinals. The Canadian team won the bronze medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and its best finish in any major global tournament was its gold medal victory at the

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. Captain

Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC and the Canadian national team. An Olympic g ...

has been called the "backbone" of the Canadian national team, earning her 250th

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in 2016, while ranking first worldwide in international goals scored by any player, man or woman. She was named Canada Soccer's female player of the year every year from 2004 to 2014, and has been nominated for FIFA's Women's World Player of the Year. Despite speculation otherwise, she confirmed in 2016 that she plans to compete in the 2019 Women's World Cup and the 2020 Olympics. She also added prior to the 2016 Olympics that "The young players coming into this Olympic squad have brought an energy and passion to our team and they have risen the bar."

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2022

2023

Head-to-head record

;Key *The following table shows Canada's all-time official international record per opponent:

Coaching staff

Current staff

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendlies against on November 11 and 15. ''Caps and goals are current as of November 15, 2022 after the match against .''

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months. * = Injured * = Retired * = No longer eligible

Individual records

Bold players are still active.

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Most assists

Most clean sheets (five or more)

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil

FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via

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Summer Olympics

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.''

CONCACAF W Championship

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.''

Pan American Games

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.''

Minor tournaments

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious an ...

* 2000 Algarve Cup Fifth place * 2001 Algarve Cup Fourth place * 2002 Algarve Cup Eighth place *

2003 Algarve Cup The 2003 Algarve Cup is the tenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament hosted annually by Portugal. It was held from fourteenth to twentieth day of March 2003. The USA won the tournament defeating China, 2-0, i ...

Seventh place * 2016 Algarve Cup Champions *

2017 Algarve Cup The 2017 Algarve Cup was the 24th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 1 to 8 March. Format The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a roun ...

Runners-up *

2018 Algarve Cup The 2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018. The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: ...

Fifth place *

2019 Algarve Cup The 2019 Algarve Cup was the 26th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 27 February to 6 March. Norway defeated Poland 3–0 in the final to win their fifth title, a ...

Third place *

Cyprus Women's Cup The Cyprus Women's Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football. It has been held annually in Cyprus since 2008. Although the competition takes place in Cyprus, the hosts have yet to take part in t ...

2008 Cyprus Cup The 2008 Cyprus Women's Cup was the inaugural edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. Six national teams, including five senior teams and one youth team, were invited: Canada, Neth ...

Champions * 2009 Cyprus Cup Runners-up * 2010 Cyprus Cup Champions *

2011 Cyprus Cup The 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup was the fourth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. Format The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. ...

Champions * 2012 Cyprus Cup Runners-up *

2013 Cyprus Cup The 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup was the sixth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place between 3–14 March 2013. Defending champions France cancelled their participation ...

Runners-up *

2014 Cyprus Cup The 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup was the seventh edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place between 5–12 March 2014. France won the final over defending champions England. F ...

Fifth place *

2015 Cyprus Cup The 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup was the eighth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place from 4–11 March 2015. Venues Squads Group stage Teams were placed into three g ...

Runners-up * Four Nations Tournament *

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Fourth place *

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Third place *

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Runners-up *

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Runners-up *

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Champions *

International Women's Football Tournament The Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino (English: International Women's Football Tournament) is an annual global invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football. Held every December in Brazil since 2009, the fir ...

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Champions *

Third Place *

Runners-up * Yongchuan International Tournament *

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Third place

SheBelieves Cup

The

SheBelieves Cup The SheBelieves Cup is an invitational women's soccer tournament held in different cities in the United States in late February or early March. In its first three years (2016, 2017 and 2018), it was contested by the same four teams: the United ...

is a global invitational tournament for national teams in

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hosted in the United States.

Arnold Clark Cup

The

Arnold Clark Cup The Arnold Clark Cup is an invitational women's association football tournament hosted by The Football Association, starting in 2022. It is named after car retailer Arnold Clark, who signed a multi-year sponsorship deal. ITV acts as the competiti ...

is a global invitational tournament for national teams in

hosted in England.

FIFA World Ranking

''Last update was on July 12, 20221'' Source: Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover

Honours

Major competitions *

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: Gold medalist (1):

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: Bronze medalist (2):

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* CONCACAF Women's Championship : Champion (2):

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References

External links

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FIFA profile

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History

Results and fixtures

2022

2023

Head-to-head record

Coaching staff

Current staff

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Individual records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Most assists

Most clean sheets (five or more)

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Summer Olympics

CONCACAF W Championship

Pan American Games

Minor tournaments

SheBelieves Cup

Arnold Clark Cup

FIFA World Ranking

Honours

See also

References

External links