Canada’s men’s national team is now the third-ranked country in the CONCACAF region. Canada and Costa Rica switched positions in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings which were released today. The rankings look back at each country’s record from the past four years.
Mexico and the United States are still ranked one-two amongst all CONCACAF countries in the world. They both rank amongst the top-20 nations.
Canada’s women’s national team took in their second training in Chengdu today at the Chengdu Jinniu Stadium. The team practised a full two hours before taking the afternoon off to visit the world-famous Panda Research and Breeding Base.
Canada’s training went from 11.00-13.00. The training was preceeded by a team photograph, which was simultaneously captured on film by FIFA broadcasting partner, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Canada’s trip to the Panda Research and Breeding Base was also followed by CBC.
OTTAWA (ONTARIO) – L’équipe nationale canadienne féminine senior a participé à sa deuxième séance d’entraînement à Chengdu aujourd’hui. L’équipe s’est entraînée pendant deux heures au Stade Jinniu de Chengdu avant de s’accorder un après-midi de repos bien mérité pour visiter la Base des Recherches et d’Élevages des Pandas.
L’entraînement s’est déroulé de 11 h à 13 h. Avant la séance, les joueuses ont posé pour une photo d’équipe, et le tout était enregistré simultanément par le partenaire officiel de la FIFA en télédiffusion, la Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC). La visite à la Base des Recherches et d’Élevages des Pandas était également filmée par la CBC.
Listen to coach Even Pellerud
The Canadian women’s national team arrived in Chengdu today in anticipation of their third match in the opening round of the FIFA Women’s World Cup China 2007. Canada will face Australia in their third and final match of Group C on Wednesday 19 September at the Chengdu Sports Center Stadium. Canada needs to win to advance to the next round.
“Most of the players played close to their potential against Ghana,” said coach Even Pellerud. “We got a good result, we scored four goals which gave us confidence… We are now moving into the crucial game against Australia… They are much more physical, more soccer experienced, and they have very fast forwards.”
L’équipe nationale féminine du Canada est arrivée à Chengdu aujourd’hui en vue de son troisième match de ronde préliminaire de la Coupe du Monde Féminine de la FIFA 2007 en Chine. Le Canada affrontera l’Australie à son dernier match au sein du Groupe C au stade du Centre sportif de Chengdu. Les Canadiennes doivent gagner ce match pour passer à la ronde suivante.
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.
OTTAWA (ONTARIO) – En date du 15 septembre 2007, toutes les 16 équipes participant à la Coupe du Monde Féminine de la FIFA, Chine 2007, ont terminé leurs deux premiers matchs du calendrier. Voici les classements généraux par groupe.
Groupe A (Matchs gagnés/nuls/perdus/points)
Allemagne (Deutschland) 1-1-0/4
Japon (Nihon) 1-1-0/4
Angleterre (England) 0-2-0/2
Argentine (Argentina) 0-0-2/0
Listen to coach Even Pellerud
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.