Women's National Team

4 - 0

Ghana

Hangzhou, China PR | Hangzhou Dragon Stadium

Attendance: 33835

Goal: Martina Franko scores for CANADA Martina Franko

77'
Goal: Christine Sinclair scores for CANADA Christine Sinclair

62'
Goal: Sophie Schmidt scores for CANADA Sophie Schmidt

55'
Goal: Christine Sinclair scores for CANADA Christine Sinclair

16'

Timeline

Women's National Team

KO

KO
16 ' | Christine Sinclair
55 ' | Sophie Schmidt
62 ' | Christine Sinclair
77 ' | Martina Franko
FT

FT

Ghana

Match Report

Canada's women's national team will face Ghana tomorrow in their second game at the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007. The match will be played at 17.00 at the Hangzhou Dragon Stadium and will be televised live on CBC (4.45 ET or 1.35 PT).

Both Canada and Ghana lost their opening match of the tournament, so a victory is of the utmost importance. Canada lost 1:2 to Norway (Norge) while Ghana lost 1:4 to Australia. This will be the second-ever meeting between Canada and Ghana, although the first at a FIFA competition.

"We need to stop the passes and be deep enough so that we avoid too many connections to (their) two fast strikers," said coach Even Pellerud. "They are a big threat, so we need to be aggressive in midfield stopping too many easy passes to them."

Canada is taking part in its fourth-straight FIFA Women's World Cup. The team plays its first two matches in Hangzhou and then heads to Chengdu for the third game against Australia. The top-two teams in Group C advance to the quarter-finals.

Through 15 September, all 16 teams have played their first two matches at the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007. Here is a group-by-group look at the standings.

Group A (W-D-L/Pts)

Deutschland 1-1-0/4

Japan 1-1-0/4

England 0-2-0/2

Argentina 0-0-2/0

On 14 September in Shanghai, Japan defeated Argentina (as expected) and England surprised Deutschland in a 0:0 draw. England captain Faye White, who played this summer in Canada for the Ottawa Fury, was the player of the match.

Group B (W-D-L/Pts)

DPR Korea 1-1-0/4

United States 1-1-0/4

Nigeria 0-1-1/1

Sweden 0-1-1/1

On 14 September in Chengdu, the Americans and North Koreans each won their match 2:0. American Abby Wambach scored two goals against Sweden (Sverige) while North Koreans Kim Kyong-Hwa and Ri Kum-Suk both scored against Nigeria.

Group C (W-D-L/Pts)

Australia 1-1-0/4

Norway 1-1-0/4

Canada 1-0-1/3

Ghana 0-0-2/0

Canada's Christine Sinclair scored twice on 15 September in Hangzhou in a 4:0 victory over Ghana. Sophie Schmidt and Martina Franko each scored their first FIFA Women's World Cup goals. Norway (Norge) and Australia, meanwhile, played to a 1:1 draw. Ragnhild Gulbrandsen scored early in the first half while sub Lisa De Vanna scored the equaliser in the second half.

Group D (W-D-L/Pts)

Brasil 2-0-0/6

Denmark 1-0-1/3

PR China 1-0-1/3

New Zealand 0-0-2/0

Brasil won 4:0 on 15 September in Wuhan, improving their record to a tournament-best 2-0-0. Cristiane and FIFA World Player of the Year Marta each scored two goals in the victory over hosts PR China. Danmark, meanwhile, won their match 2:0 over New Zealand with goals from Katrine Pedersen and Cathrine Paaske Sorensen.