Canada women's national soccer team
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The Canada women's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada de soccer féminine) represents Canada in international soccer competitions. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.
Nickname(s) | The Canucks | ||
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Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Bev Priestman | ||
Captain | Jessie Fleming | ||
Most caps | Christine Sinclair (331) | ||
Top scorer | Christine Sinclair (190) | ||
FIFA code | CAN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 9 1 (March 15, 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 4 (August–December 2016, June 2017, March 2018) | ||
Lowest | 13 (December 2005, September 2009, August 2010) | ||
First international | |||
United States 2–0 Canada (Blaine, United States; July 7, 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico (Etobicoke, Canada; August 28, 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
United States 9–1 Canada (Dallas, United States; May 19, 1995) United States 9–1 Canada (Sydney, Australia; June 2, 2000) Norway 9–1 Canada (Honefoss, Norway; June 19, 2001) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1995) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2003) | ||
CONCACAF W Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Champions (1998, 2010) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2008) | ||
Best result | Gold: (2020) | ||
Website | Official website |
The team reached international prominence at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing in the bronze medal match to the United States.[2] Canada qualified for its first Olympic women's soccer tournament in 2008, making it to the quarterfinals.[3] Canada's most significant achievement has been winning the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The team is also two-time CONCACAF Women's Championship winners, and two-time Olympic bronze medallists.[4]
Canada hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by England. Canada set a new tournament and team record for attendance in the process, with 1,353,506 and 54,027, respectively.[5]