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Canada made its final on-field preparations this morning before Saturday's FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers match against Honduras. The team practiced from 11.00 to 12.00 at Stade Saputo on the eve of the big game. Canada will kick off at 20.00 at Stade Saputo in Montréal, QC.
"It's important that we pick up points in every match," says coach Dale Mitchell. "(This stage) is a mini league and all four teams will be judged at the end of six matches."
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05 September 2008
Women’s National Team
Canada holds top-10 position in world rankings
Kara Lang
Photo: FIFA / foto-net
Canada is the 10th-ranked country in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Rankings. It is the seventh-consecutive ranking in which Canada has held a top-10 spot, dating back to the March 2007 ranking. Canada most recently reached the quarter-final stage at the 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament in China.
USA and Germany are still one-two at the head of the standings. USA recently won its third Women's Olympic Football Tournament in four tries. USA won the gold medal after defeating Canada in the quarter-final, Japan in the semi-final, and Brazil in the final. [More]
04 September 2008
FIFA Club World Cup
Impact adds six CONCACAF games to schedule
Joey Gjertsen
Photo: Pépé
The Impact de Montréal has added six games to its 2008 schedule after its successful qualification into the group stage of the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League. The Impact will play home and away matches against each Atlante FC (Mexico), CD Olimipa (Honduras) and Joe Public FC (Trinidad & Tobago).
“Qualifying in the group phase of this competition awards us unprecedented visibility on the national scene, as well as across the continent,” said Impact de Montréal and Stade Saputo President Joey Saputo. “Our progression to the next round demonstrates to what extent the USL First Division is competitive. The CONCACAF Champions League will enable us to assess our strength against other high-level clubs.” [More]
