In watching this Canadian women’s national soccer team over the past few weeks, the togetherness this team shows is really what sticks.

While we in the media would ask the likes of Karina LeBlanc and Erin McLeod, both world class keepers, how they get along, since undoubtedly they would love to be playing every game. There could be some bitterness towards the other that they have to split time—they simply say there’s a bigger picture involved. It’s not about personal accomplishments. They’re representing their country and what matters most is that the team gets the win, no matter who’s in net.

One goal celebration I can’t stand to see is when a player runs after celebrating, turns and points to the name on the back. You’ll never, ever get that with this group. It’s about the crest on the front. Nothing else matters.

Before the do-or-die win over Mexico on Friday, Canadian head coach John Herdman said it was refreshing to see players happy that their friends and teammates coming in to get playing time—even if it comes at their expense. It’s not for show. This is an incredibly together group.

Throughout this tournament, stories of the sisterhood that exists between the players were everywhere. Videos went out of them dancing in the locker room, enjoying each other’s company. Even after the Mexico game, the media was made to wait as the team was singing a Celine Dion song they seem to particularly enjoy. The journalists on deadline weren’t happy but the players didn’t care. They’d just booked their spot at the Olympics.

Another thing that annoyed the media but likely didn’t matter in the slightest to the girls was just how long it took for them to get off the field after the win over Mexico. I’m sure that if they could have, they would have stayed on that field until every fan got to leave with an autograph.

They openly talk about how they want to grow the game in Canada and how they know they’re role models for young girls in this country. They embrace it. It’s not something that’s seen much in the sports world.

With this summer’s Olympics going to get a great deal of airtime across a number of channels with the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium, this team can expect a lot of attention on camera both during and after the Games.

They charmed the fans in Vancouver just as the team of teenagers charmed the country at the FIFA U-19 World Championships 10 years ago. If that spirit of camaraderie and the larger than life personalities of the players lead to a solid performance in London, watch out. If they make a run in the tournament, the term “Canada’s Olympic Darlings” will come to mind.

In a few years, all talk of “growing the women’s game” in Canada could end as women’s soccer is going to get a lot of attention. It started with this tournament, next will be the Olympics and then the next World Cup is right here. The 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada could be a major event in the Canadian sports world and organizers will have to thank the players for making it as big as it gets.