Canada faces Dominica and Bermuda in 2023 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers

Canada will face Dominica and Bermuda in Group F of the 2023 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers on the road to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Dominican Republic 2024. From three nations in Group F, only one will advance to the eight-nation Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship. Canada are hoping to join five other group winners along with Mexico and USA at the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship.

“I am really looking forward to getting this group together,” said Emma Humphries, Canada Soccer’s Women’s U-17 National Team Coach. “This will be our first camp and the start of this next FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup cycle. It is a great opportunity to assess the player pool across the country and also gain valuable experience in a FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.”

The three Group F nations will play two matches each from 26 to 30 August. Canada opened against Dominica on Saturday 26 August, Dominica play Bermuda on Monday 28 August, and Canada faces Bermuda on Wednesday 30 August. Matches will be broadcast by Concacaf.  Throughout the competition, fans will find coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter featuring the hashtag #canw20.

After three matches, the top nation will qualify for the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship. In case two nations are tied on points, the first tie-breaker is goal difference followed next by the greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

The Canadian group have been together since 16 August in the Dominic Republic. As part of an integrated Women’s National Team Program, the camp and competition will provide some of Canada’s exceptional young players with an opportunity to work together for roughly two weeks. These first two international matches will provide valuable experience as they grow with an eye towards the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and ultimately Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team.

CANADA SOCCER’S WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM

Canada are Olympic champions (Tokyo in 2021), two-time bronze medal winners (2012 and 2016), and two-time Concacaf champions (1998 and 2010). In all, Canada have participated in eight consecutive editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ (1995 to 2023) and four consecutive editions of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (2008 to 2021). At Tokyo 2020, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team became the first Canadian team to win three consecutive medals at the Summer Olympic Games and just the third nation in the world to win three medals in women’s soccer.

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Youth Teams, meanwhile, have won four Concacaf youth titles: the 2004 and 2008 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, the 2010 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, and the 2014 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship. Canada have qualified for nine editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (including a silver medal at Canada 2002) and all seven editions of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (including a fourth-place finish at Uruguay 2018).