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March 18, 2015 |
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The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) announced England as Canada's opponent for their Friday, May 29 friendly in Hamilton, ON.
Canada, ranked 9th in the world, recently finished second at the Cyprus Women's Cup 2015 behind England, world #6, who claimed the championship by a score of 1-0.
Tim Hortons Field, home of the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, is hosting Canada's final preparation match before the FIFA Women's World Cup opens in Edmonton.
Canada's WWC journey begins in Group A against China (June 6), New Zealand (June 11) and the Netherlands (June 15).
CSA President Victor Montagliani told media on Tuesday, "We look forward to our first Canada Soccer international event at the new Tim Hortons Field and to see Hamilton fans show up in numbers, wearing red and cheering loudly."
Built on the former grounds of Ivor Wynne Stadium, the 24,000 seat Tim Hortons Field (expandable to 40,000) will be known as the CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium during the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.
Due to the short turnaround time between the ending of the WWC (June 5) and the beginning of Pan Am soccer (July 11), the full national team will not be competing in both tournaments. John Herdman confirmed with The Hamilton Spectator "that the Pan Am team will likely be made up of up-and-coming players, sprinkled with a few veterans."
It's a busy week as several key announcements are being made regarding the team. On Wednesday, the Royal Canadian Mint will unveil new collector coins celebrating the WWC 2015; and CanWNT and CanMNT kits will be officially unveiled (first seen in TSN's WWC commercial) two days later.
TSN WWC Commercial
In other WWC preparations, Canada will be facing the third ranked France on Thursday, April 9 in Bondoufle, France.
Canada vs. England kicks off at 7pm ET. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, March 31 through Ticketmaster with prices ranging from $15-$35, as well as $85 club lounge tickets. Discounts up to 30% off are available for group orders.
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