Canada qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022

Canada qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 following a 3:0 win over Puerto Rico at the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship. Canada finished the tournament in third place after posting five wins and one draw in seven matches in just under three weeks in Santo Domingo and San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. Canada have joined USA and Mexico from the Concacaf region for the upcoming biennial FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

This marks the 15th time that Canada have qualified for a FIFA women’s youth tournament since they were introduced in 2002, notably eight editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and seven editions of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

“These players have been fantastic throughout the whole journey – all 22 of them,” said Emma Humphries, Canada Soccer’s Women’s U-17 National Team Coach. “They grew with every game this tournament and they are so proud to represent Canada. Heading to a FIFA World Cup means so much to this group. They will pick up invaluable experiences that will set them up well for their future in the game.”

The 20 players that helped Canada qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup were Amanda Allen, Mya Archibald, Jade Bordeleau, Cami Colpitts, Anna Hauer, Noelle Henning, Jeneva Hernandez-Gray, Nyema Ingleton, Coralie Lallier, Clare Logan, Rosa Maalouf, Zoe Markesini, Isabel Monck, Janet Okeke, Ireoluwa Omotayo, Ella Ottey, Jaime Perrault, Nyah Rose, Félicia Roy and Renee Watson. Ahead of the tournament, Canada also had Ashley Roberts (injured) and Kierra Blundell in the Dominican Republic.

In the Concacaf Match for Third Place, Canada’s goalscorers were Zoe Burns from the penalty spot and Florianne Jourde on a volley from inside the six-yard box. Coralie Lallier and the backline posted the clean sheet, her third (and the team’s fourth) of the tournament.

Canada scored 26 goals and conceded just five across the seven matches, with Rosa Maalouf Canada’s leading scorer with 12 goals.

CANADA SOCCER’S WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
Canada are Olympic champions (Tokyo 2020), two-time bronze medal winners (2012 and 2016), and two-time Concacaf champions (1998 and 2010). In all, Canada have participated in seven consecutive editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ (1995 to 2019) 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 eight 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).