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World Cup numbers paint rosy picture
THE canadian PRESS
Published July 6, 2015 - 8:13pm
Last Updated July 6, 2015 - 8:20pm
TORONTO — The numbers show the Women’ World Cup was embraced at
home and around the globe.
TV records were set on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.
Twitter says tweets about the soccer tournament were viewed nine billion
times, with the U.S. dominating the conversation.
Sunday’s final between the U.S. and Japan led the Twitter buzz with other
U.S. games as well as tight knockout-round contests between Japan and England
and Germany and France also drawing significant traffic.
The top six tournament players on Twitter were all from the U.S. team: Julie
Johnston, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Hope Solo and Abby Wambach.
A Canadian Twitter breakdown was not immediately available.
Facebook says its data shows nearly nine million people had 20 million interactions
about the Women’s World Cup on Facebook.
The U.S. topped the Facebook table in terms of engagement by country,
followed by Mexico, Britain, Canada and Brazil.
TSN says Sunday’s final, won 5-2 by the U.S., averaged 2.1 million viewers
according to preliminary figures — making it the most-watched Women’s World Cup
final for a Canadian audience. Some 7.7 million viewers tuned in at some point,
with the average audience peaking at 2.8 million for the final minute of the
game.
TSN says Canada’s five tournament matches averaged 2.3 million viewers. That
rose to 3.2 million for the final quarter-final loss to England, which set a
record for the country’s most-watched Women’s World Cup match ever. Like the
final, it was the most-watched program on Canadian TV that weekend.
The network calls it Canada’s most-watched FIFA Women’s World Cup ever. The
audience was nearly four times that of the 2011 tournament in Germany.
Fox says the final was also the most-watched soccer match in U.S. history,
according to Nielsen. The telecast averaged 25.4 million viewers and peaked at
30.9 million.
That breaks the previous U.S. soccer mark of 18.22 million set by the
U.S.-Portugal match at last year’s men’s World Cup. It also shattered the
previous record for a women’s soccer match (1999 Women’s World Cup final,
17.975 million) and the 2011 Women’s World Cup final (13.5 million) which also
featured the U.S. versus Japan.
JULY 2015- Canada's Christine Sinclair - dignity and grace in defeat..... next time Canada... u made us so proud ....
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VANCOUVER - From Prime Minister
Stephen Harper to actor Ryan Reynolds, Canadians showed their support
for their women's soccer team in the wake of its quarter-final exit from
the Women's World Cup.
"@CanadaSoccerEN played hard & showed a
lot of heart tonight & over the past few weeks. You've made Canada
proud," Harper tweeted after Canada's 2-1 quarter-final loss to England
on Saturday.
"So proud of this team," echoed Reynolds.
Canadian players also took to social media to thank Canadians for their support.
"This
one hurts," said veteran fullback Rhian Wilkinson. "Thank you everyone
for your support and encouragement along the way, you have no idea how
much it has meant."
"The dream is over but the memories will live
on forever," said defender Marie-Eve Nault. "Thank you Canada for your
support throughout this incredible journey!"
"Thank you Canada," added veteran midfielder Diana Matheson.
"Thank
you Vancouver, thank you Canada," said young midfielder Ashley
Lawrence. "Wouldn't change a thing about this experience. Onward and
upwards."
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WORLD CUP
Daily Planet: Sinclair says World Cup a huge success
Canada
forward Christine Sinclair (12) dribbles against England midfielder
Jill Scott (8) during the second half in the quarterfinals of the FIFA
2015 Women's World Cup at BC Place Stadium. Matt Kryger-USA TODAY Sports
VANCOUVER — It was an hour and 40 minutes after Canada had been
eliminated from the FIFA Women’s World Cup by England when Christine
Sinclair effectively ran a pick play that spared her Canadian teammates
of having to do emotional mixed zone interviews.
The team chose to emerge from their dressing room after the game
together. Sinclair was quickly surrounded. And just about everybody else
on the team was allowed to breeze through the cattle pen setup where
the herd was considerably thinned out by deadlines.
As was the case way back in 2002 when Canada lost on a golden goal to
the USA in overtime at the FIFA U-19 World Cup in Edmonton, despite the
tears of her devastated teenage teammates, Sinclair was able to see the
big picture.
“You look around the stadium tonight and there’s 50,000 people wearing Canadian jerseys,” she said.
“Young kids now dream of representing Canada and we did that.
“Tonight stings, but in the grand scheme of things, this tournament is a huge success.”
When the 32-year-old Burnaby, B.C., product was asked if she’d attend the final she responded “probably not.”
Sinclair then said she really couldn’t tell anybody what she’d be doing.
“I actually have no idea. We were just discussing it. We have no idea what day it is or what we’re doing tomorrow.”
Sinclair, the Canadian captain, scored her 155th goal in her 228th
international game — her second of the tournament and ninth World Cup
goal of all time — and set up Melissa Tancredi for two excellent
opportunities.
“I actually have no idea. We were just discussing it. We have no idea what day it is or what we’re doing tomorrow.” BUCHANAN TALKS
Kadeisha Buchanan, quite likely the leader for the young player
award, at least outside of the final four, did speak to FIFA.com after
the game. Her quotes were impressive, too.
“I know playing alongside the likes of Christine Sinclair, Melissa
Tancredi and Erin McLeod won’t last forever,” the 19-year-old defender
said.
“It’s a big responsibility, but I know that I have to start taking on
a leadership role now. I have been playing on this team for three years
now and I think I can do even more. There are a number of us on the
team who are both young and experienced.”
Buchanan revealed that Sinclair had spoke to the team after the game.
“It was obviously a sad moment but Christine took the floor to tell us to pick our heads up and that she was proud of us.
“We came really close to a place in the semifinals but our main target was to make people proud of us and to inspire the nation.
“When I think about the support we’ve received and how sad the people
who had cheered us on were at the end of the match, I tell myself that
at least we’ve accomplished this mission.” NOTEWORTHY
England has won four consecutive games by 2-1 scores.
Japan was the only team in the tournament to use all 23 players
and that was even before their win over Australia in Commonwealth
Stadium Saturday in the quarterfinal.
The Japanese have won all five of their games in the tournament so far all by a single goal.
So far the Japan scored seven goals by seven different players.
Homare Sawa of Japan played her 23rd Women’s World Cup game to
join Americans Joy Fawcett, Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach for fifth place.
Nigeria forward Ngozi Okobi celebrates scoring against Sweden in a Group D soccer match in the 2015 Women’s World Cup. (USA TODAY)
As the soccer world is still exhaling after the USA’s thrilling 2-0 semifinal victory over Germany, it is worth taking a moment to look backward at the tournament before the inexorable hyper-focus upon this weekend’s final against either Japan or England. The Women’s World Cup has been a showcase of brilliant, nail-biting soccer: the best of the beautiful game. It has also been an exercise in seeing just where we are on the question of the sport’s global development: an issue that wraps together questions of uneven international resources and imbalanced national gender politics. What we can see is that, to an even greater degree than the men’s game, there are profound inequities in development and attention between regions of the globe: North America, Japan, China, and Europe flourish, while countries in Africa and Latin America suffer. They suffer from FIFA neglect and conscious disinterest amidst their own country’s soccer leadership, some of which only recently have taken the first halting steps toward taking the women’s game seriously. Yet the Women’s World Cup has revealed something else as well: the heroic ability and drive from the teams on the African continent to achieve in spite of the obstacles laid out in front of them. They may have been knocked out, but their progress has been profound and in many respects is the story of this tournament.
The three African squads, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Cameroon, left it all out on the field. Cameroon, les lionnes, managed to get through to the knockout stages in their first World Cup appearance and their most indelible player, Gaëlle Enganamouit, who plays professionally in Sweden, proved to be a force, leading her team to a dominating 6-0 victory over Ecuador. Then they were sent home only after a 2-1 loss to Japan, the defending Women’s World Cup champions.
Nigeria perhaps did not live up to lofty expectations, but the fact that there were expectations that could be described as “lofty” is a story unto itself. Ranked 33rd in the world, they opened with an outstanding performance, tying 3-3 with Sweden, the world’s fifth-ranked team. The energy emanating from 20-year-old Liverpool striker and BBC Female Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala was unmistakable and augurs great things in the years to come. But it was not enough to help the team advance.
The Ivory Coast, ranked 67th, lost all three of their matches. Their inaugural content against world-superpower Germany resulted in a 10-0 loss, but even this was useful, showcasing the obvious gaps between the technical training and strength of the two-time World Cup champions and the Ivory Coast. It also provided an international platform for Ivory Coast manager Clementine Toure to bravely call out her national federation to improve support of women’s football in the West African coastal nation. The same country has produced world-class male players such as Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba and made an inspiring World Cup run in 2006. But the need for improved attention to the women’s game is critical. “At this point I want to say that we want to see a higher investment, so that we can prepare with friendly matches,” Clementine stated. “That’s what we need to take on the great teams. If we could get half the resources men do, that’s what we could do.”
For the World Cup to be the first time this Ivorian squad plays against a non-African country is unfathomable. This propels a vicious cycle where FIFA rankings dictate the strength of a team, but if a team does not get enough chances to play, there is no opportunity to climb up the list. Then there is compelling interest in a strong team playing a lower-ranked squad, a situation that African journalist Kahinde Odeogun calls “a vicious circle.”
Further evidence of what reproduces this “vicious circle” is seen inside the countries themselves. The Fédération Camerounaise de Football backtracked on promised World Cup bonuses for the players. In addition, of the 14 professional women’s teams in Cameroon, eight went on strike at different points in 2014 in protest of low stipends.
The Nigerian Football Federation has a better record of support, but more is needed. As sportswriter Janine Anthony wrote, soccer is the number-one sport for girls in Nigeria; she insists it is a misconception when people say Nigerians do not care about the women’s game. “But we need it to be more than enjoyment and entertainment, we need investment,” Anthony says, “When girls play on the streets, it’s just for fun. But there’s no career for them. That’s the barrier.”
For the few players with a chance to play in Europe, the training and focus on football development with proper coaching and financial support is possible. But in order to unite a national team, support from national federations is critical. As Laurent Dubois wrote in a piece for the #UpfrontOnside series at Sports Illustrated, “Cameroon has also profited from the fact that key players have found a way to professional careers in European professional leagues in France and Scandinavia. But they, and the next generation of Cameroonian players, would clearly profit from a more stable women’s league in their country, where they can play at home and grow the sport.”
FIFA’s continuous smorgasbord of corruption and scandal can exhaust even the most ardent soccer enthusiast, which is why the women’s game and this World Cup are refreshing reminders of what is still a wonderful and unmarred game. In order to nurture the players and continue to grow the sport, we need to make sure that the investment is real and the progress continues. The beautiful game deserves more. In the words of the lion-hearted Clementine Toure, “I want to make an appeal to not only our federation, but to all of Africa, that women’s football has arrived. We believe in our women. We have a good team. Today the Ivory Coast showed it deserves a place in the World Cup. But we also deserved to be better prepared. We didn’t deserve to be humiliated.” The Ivory Coast, and all of the women’s teams in the Global South deserve not humiliation but resources. This World Cup has shown that if the economic playing field could be leveled, the actual playing field could delight and thrill the world to an even greater degree than it has already done.
The thrilling semi-final between England and Japan had everything: amazing athletes, excitement, controversy, joy and devastation. The only reason the public don’t watch women’s sport is because television doesn’t back it
u have the hearts and skills of the very best and u played out your hearts and make us so damm proud.... 2.... b..... Canadian..... Thank u for one of the best FIFA's of my old life...... raise yourselves proudly in defeat..... u tasted greatness and your day will come and the whole prize will lay at your feet..... u have rose Canada football/soccer 2 glory and brought millions of girls along with u for the ride..... hold yourselves with pride .... u Canadian team have started a revolution in soccer/football..... yes u have... now get up wipe off your arses and hug that sunshine close..... and scream.... we are Canadian... and WE ARE CONTENDERS....
Our Canadian team inspired us and rose us up and made us soar.... you are real, raw and righteous and so beautiful.... please don't give God your tears.... because He will give them back 2 u with His grace whispering you have done well my children... you have taught the young that they can fly and soar and play a beautiful game...... u gave girl children wings - Bless u.... you are already winners so glorify and rejoice and reflect that on this day.... u brought dignity, skill and integrity where there was none..... so run, soar, dance and play with your friends of your nations..... because you have already done more than most.... Peace of Christ... cause that's how I roll.
HEY GLORIOUS CHRISTINE SINCLAIR.... of FIFA Women's world Cup 2015
hosted in glorious Canada- our Canadian Team were extraordinary beyond
our greatest dreams..... u made our hearts pound with joy..... hug our
friends and strangers close and yell with joy..and hope and thrills - u
brought magic and hope and the thrill of the beautiful game and
insipired a nation and the world.- Raise up with pride Team Canada....
and Christine Sinclair... u ain't the jackass whisperer u brought your A
game..... and win, lose or draw...... u made Canada dammm proud.... and
ain't we a lucky bunch in this country called Canada.... yes we are...
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JUNE 28 Win Lose or Draw Canada- u have made our nation so proud
Soccer has 30 million female players, but only one woman at FIFA’s table
2015 Women's World Cup- STORIES DAILY - Metro News across Canada
We love u each and all so much.... so much... u lift us up and help us
soar - what a glorious gift 2 our Canada - hosting the FIFA Women's
World Cup 2015 - God loves our Canada... and it shows.... innocence and kindness rule in our Canada... what a gift for seniors... who won't live 2 see another FIFA
Fair... when u think of the $$$BILLIONS paid 2 the men and the men' s teams... Canada prize money grows at World Cup
VANCOUVER – Moving deeper into the Women’s World Cup means more prize money for Canada.
In qualifying for the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Switzerland
on Sunday, the Canadians assured themselves at least US$725,000. The
Swiss, as one of the teams placing ninth to 16th, go home with $500,000.
The eight teams that failed to advance out of the group stage left with $375,000 apiece. Teams five through eight make $725,000.
The World Cup winner collects $2 million
with $1.3 million going to the runner-up. The fourth-place team makes
$800,000 while the third-place country earns $1 million.
The winner of the 2011 tournament made $1.075 million while victory was worth $1 million in 2007.
At $15 million, the prize money for this tournament was almost
doubled by FIFA from the $7.6 million up for grabs four years ago in
Germany.
The prize money, however, pales in comparison to that of the men’s World Cup
Germany earned $35 million for winning Brazil 2014. Total prize money for that men’s event was $476 million.
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke noted that the men’s tournament,
which made $4.5 billion in 2014, finances all of FIFA’s 20 world
tournaments. And that the women’s event was a relatively new one —
starting in 1991 — compared to the men’s championship, which began in
1930.
The Canadian Soccer Association has declined to detail its payment agreement with the women’s team.
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QUOTE: “Off the pitch, she’s doing more than she’s ever done before to keep this team connected. She’s the pride of our country and she’s going to stay that. And we should be proud of what that woman’s putting in to this Women’s World Cup for our team.”
Team Canada rejects criticism of captain Christine Sinclair-
Team Canada rejects criticism of captain Christine Sinclair
Jul 13,
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Canada keeper Karina LeBlanc shown ahead of the 2015 Women's World Cup
with a maple leaf shaved into her hair. Canada kick off the World Cup
against China on Saturday. Jason Franson / AP / The Canadian Press /
June 4, 2015
2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup group-by-group guide
Group-by-group form guide to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in Canada from June 6-July 5:
Group A
Canada, China, New Zealand, Netherlands
As
hosts, Canada are the team to beat in Group A with a nation behind them
as they bid to advance to the knockout rounds after finishing bottom of
their group in Germany four years ago. The highest ranked team in their
group at eighth, Canada won bronze at the 2012 Olympics, but as hosts
did not have any qualifying games to test their squad. A 1-0 World Cup
tune-up win over England on May 30 provided a boost. Their leading
challenger should be China, who failed to qualify for the 2011 edition
and booked their spot by finishing in the top four of the Asian Football
Confederation Women’s Asian Cup. The Chinese however failed to win any
of their matches in the Algarve Cup, a warm-up tournament, last March,
and lost 2-1 to Canada in a friendly, and England by the same score this
year. The Netherlands will be competing in their first world
tournament, while Oceania champions New Zealand are competing in their
fourth and are ranked 17th.
Group B
Germany, Ivory Coast, Norway, Thailand
Two-time
winners Germany are the No 1 ranked team and should have few problems
in this group as they bid to follow in the footsteps of their men’s
team. The reigning European champions have had some injury worries and
will be without Fifa Women’s World Player of the Year Nadine Kessler,
but will be up against 1995 winners Norway, ranked 11, who were
runners-up to the Germans at Euros in 2013. Their seventh world campaign
was preceded by a third-place finish in the Algarve Cup in March and
friendly wins over Brazil (4-0), and Switerland (3-1), the latter on
artificial turf which will feature in Canada. They will open against
debutants Ivory Coast, bronze medallists at the 2014 African Women’s
Championships, with another team of newcomers Thailand, who scraped into
the tournament by beating Vietnam in the Asian qualifer play-offs,
completing the group.
Group C
Japan, Switzerland, Cameroon, Ecuador
Holders
Japan are the team to beat in this group in which they are up against
three World Cup newcomers in Switzerland, Cameroon and Ecuador. The
Japanese have competed in every World Cup since the first in 1991 and
lifted the title for the first time in Germany four years ago when they
beat the United States in a dramatic penalty shootout. The Japanese went
on to take silver at the 2012 Olympics and won the Asian Cup for the
first time in 2014. Ranked fourth in the world, the Japanese take on
19th-ranked Switzerland first, who topped their European qualifying.
South American side Ecuador booked their World Cup spot through
play-offs and are ranked just 48th. African championship runners-up
Cameroon, whose strength is their defence and their solid goalkeeper
Annette Ngo Ndom, are ranked 53rd.
Group D
USA, Australia, Sweden, Nigeria
As
two-time World Cup winners, the USA are up there among the tournament
favourites once again after winning the Gold Cup for a seventh time last
year. The Americans have never failed to reach at least the
semi-finals, and were runners-up in Germany four years ago. Ranked
second in the world, they also won the Algarve Cup warm-up tournament in
March, beating France 2-0. Australia, Sweden and Nigeria however have
the experience which could push the US. The 10th-ranked Australians were
knocked out in the quarter-finals of their last two World Cup. Sweden
are ranked fifth with 33rd-ranked Nigeria having their work cut out to
get through the group despite winning nine of the last 11 African
championships.
Group E
Brazil, South Korea, Spain, Costa Rica
Despite lacking their previous flair, Brazil should have no
problems making it out of Group E. The Brazilians are the reigning
six-time Copa America champions and are ranked seventh in the world.
They have seasoned veterans with five-time Fifa Women’s World Player of
the Year Marta, playing alongside Cristiane, goalkeeper Andreia and
midfielder Formiga. South Korea’s star striker Park Eunsun will be
hoping to lift the Asian side who are competing in their second World
Cup and first since 2003. The 18th-ranked Koreans failed to win a match
in their previous World Cup appearance and qualified by finishing fourth
in the 2014 Asian Cup. Debutants Spain and Costa Rica will be hoping to
cause some upsets. The Costa Rican men had a stunning run a year ago in
Brazil, and their women will hoping to emulate that performance after
finishing second in the Concacaf Women’s Gold Cup.
Group F
France, England, Colombia, Mexico
France
and England, two teams who marched undefeated through their qualifying
rounds, will go head to head in Group F. France, ranked third, finished
fourth in the last World Cup, knocking out England at the quarter-final
stage, and are favourites to advance past the group stage. The French
have been building momentum since advancing unbeaten through qualifying
followed by last October’s first-ever 2-0 friendly victory over Germany
in Offenbach. Despite finishing runners-up to the United States in the
Algarve Cup they continued their preparations with a 1-0 friendly win
over Canada last month. England will be playing their fourth tournament,
reaching the quarter-finals in 1995, 2007 and 2011. Copa America
runners-up Colombia will be hoping to cause some upsets while CONCACAF
side Mexico, who lost 5-1 to the USA in a pre-tournament friendly this
month, will have their work cut out in this group.
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It might still carry the now expletive acronym, but the F**a
Women's World Cup might be the best chance we have to still believe in
football.
Corruption scandal, Chuck Blazer singing like a canary, Jack Warner
blustering and Sepp Blatter scuttling away from Fifa's sinking ship: if
ever there was a time when we need a tournament to take our mind off
just what a dirty business modern, corporate football can be, it's now.
Thankfully, this year's seminal tournament in Canada could be just the
antidote to Fifa's poison.
It will be hard to try and focus on what's happening on the pitch
rather than in New York, Trinidad or Zurich, but at least this year's
World Cup has a fighting chance of being noticed by people in the UK who
wouldn't normally watch the women's game.
The BBC are showing every match live on either BBC2, BBC3 or the BBC Sport website.
The first game, between hosts Canada and China, kicks off this Saturday at 11pm on BBC3, with England beginning their campaign next Tuesday afternoon (5:30pm BBC2). Whisper it quietly: England even have a chance of winning it.
Not a great one, admittedly: BBC presenter Jacqui Oatley reminds us
that they have never won a World Cup knockout match. Breaking that run,
rather than tournament victory, has to be the ambition this year (it
would still be better than the men's performance in Brazil 2014).
But it's not just Lianne Sanderson, Steph Houghton and the England
national side who are clamouring for attention against the Fifa
backdrop. Canada 2015 is set to be the most high profile women's
tournament to date, with 24 teams from the United States to Thailand
taking part and around 900,000 tickets already sold for the action.
If you want a sense of what a World Cup without the influence of
Blatter could feel like, Canada might give you a first hint: neither the
hosts nor favourites USA voted for the Swiss last Friday before he
stepped down. While the lack of corporate backing in the women versus
men's game is a worry long term, right now it could be a blessing in
disguise. A young but rapidly growing sport (where American stars are
nevertheless already able to earn over £1 million a year,)
women's football has the chance to show the men how investment can help
rather than hinder national and international competition; that it
doesn't have to lead to corruption.
Not that the Women's World Cup should be patronised as some kind of
sporting nirvana existing entirely above politics. In October last year,
84 of the game's highest profile players filed a lawsuit against Fifa
over the use of artificial pitches, claiming that to deny women the
right to play on proper turf amounted to gender discrimination. A
tweeted picture from US striker Sydney Leroux saves a thousand words.
The suit was dropped in January, but it's still a shame the green shoots of this global event aren't formed of actual grass.
What the controversy showed however was that this generation of
players weren't just going to "settle" with the promise of a higher
profile and a Fifa pat on the head: they wanted to show what they could
do on the best surface possible.
It may not have got the level, grassy playing field, but the Women's
World Cup at least now has the platform to show us that, despite Fifa's
filth, football really can be a beautiful game.
NOTE FOLKS... only Canada loves and ensures our women equal men under law but also have equal opportunities.... QUOTE:"We were the only country that bid," he said. "There were other countries that were interested, but we were the only country that was standing."
Women's World Cup 2015 'can restore football's credibility' By Alistair Magowan BBC Sport in Moncton, Canada
Women's World Cup on the BBC http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33028991
Key dates
Group stage
Sat 6 June - Wed 17 June
Last 16 stage
Sat 20 June - Tue 23 June
Quarter-finals
Fri 26 June - Sat 27 June
Semi-finals
Tue 30 June - Wed 1 July
Match for third-place
Sat 4 July
Final
Sun 5 July
You can get goal alerts for every team using the BBC Sport app - find out more
here.
Schedule
All times BST. Schedule is subject to change and new programmes will appear once confirmed.
Saturday, 6 June
Group A: Canada v China (23:00) - 22:30-01:00, BBC Three
Sunday, 7 June
Group A: New Zealand v Netherlands (02:00) - 01:50-04:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group B: Norway v Thailand (18:00) - 17:50-20:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group B: Germany v Ivory Coast (21:00) - 20:30-23:00, BBC Three
Monday, 8 June
Group D: Sweden v Nigeria (21:00) - 20:50-23:00, BBC Red Button (second-half). Full match on BBC Sport website & app.
Group D: USA v Australia (00:30) - 23:50-02:30, BBC Two
Group C: Cameroon v Ecuador (00:00) - 23:50-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Tuesday, 9 June
Group C: Japan v Switzerland (03:00) - 02:50-05:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group F: France v
England
(18:00) - 17:30-20:00, BBC Two (followed by World Cup Forum, 20:00-20:15, BBC Red Button & Online), BBC Radio 5 live.
Group F: Colombia v Mexico (21:00) - 20:50-23:00, BBC
Red Button & Online (second-half). Full match on BBC Sport website
& app, Connected TV.
Group E: Spain v Costa Rica (21:00) - 20:50-23:00, BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV
Group E: Brazil v South Korea (00:00) - 23:50-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Thursday, 11 June
Group B: Germany v Norway (21:00) - 20:30-23:00, BBC Three
Group A: China v Netherlands (23:00) - 22:50-01:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group B: Ivory Coast v Thailand (00:00) - 23:50-02:00,
BBC Red Button & Online (second-half). Full match on BBC Sport
website & app, Connected TV.
Friday, 12 June
Group A: Canada v New Zealand (02:00) - 01:45-04:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group D: Australia v Nigeria (22:00) - 21:45-00:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group C: Switzerland v Ecuador (00:00) - 23:50-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Saturday, 13 June
Group D: USA v Sweden (01:00) - 00:30-03:00, BBC Two
Group C: Japan v Cameroon (03:00) - 02:45-05:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group F: France v Colombia (18:00) - 17:45-20:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group F:
England
v Mexico (21:00) - 20:30-23:15, BBC Three, BBC Radio 5 live
Group E: Brazil v Spain (21:00) - 20:45-23:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group E: South Korea v Costa Rica (00:00) - 23:45-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Monday, 15 June
Group B: Thailand v Germany (21:00) - 20:45-23:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group B: Ivory Coast v Norway (21:00) - 20:45-23:00, BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV
Tuesday, 16 June
Group A: Netherlands v Canada (00:30) - 23:50-02:30, BBC Two
Group A: China v New Zealand (00:30) - 00:15-02:30, BBC Red Button & Online
Group C: Ecuador v Japan (22:00) - 21:30-00:00, BBC Three
Group C: Switzerland v Cameroon (22:00) - 21:45-00:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Wednesday, 17 June
Group D: Nigeria v USA (01:00) - 00:45-03:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group D: Australia v Sweden (01:00) - 00:45-03:00, BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV
Group F:
England
v Colombia (21:00) - 20:30-23:15, BBC Three, BBC Radio 5 live
Group F: Mexico v France (21:00) - 20:45-23:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group E: Costa Rica v Brazil (00:00) - 23:45-02:00, BBC Red Button & Online
Group E: South Korea v Spain (00:00) - 23:45-02:00, BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV
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The most important international women's soccer
tournament features 24 teams from around the world
The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
kicks off on June 6 and to mark the event Google is celebrating with
soccer-themed Google Doodle. This year’s event is hosted by Canada, with 24
participating countries and $13.6 million in prize money going to the winning
team (just 3% of what the winning men’s team earned at the World Cup in Brazil
in 2014).
The inaugural Women’s World Cup was in China in
1991 where the U.S. team took the trophy. Back then the World Cup only had a
dozen participating countries, no prize money or sponsors, little media coverage
and games lasted a mere 80 minutes. It was in 1995’s tournament in Sweden where
the matches extended to 90 minutes, the standard length of a soccer match.
Things picked up during the tournament’s 1999
edition in the U.S., which set a record at the time as the most attended
women’s sporting event in history with more than 90,000 people attending the
final. The competition, which expanded to 16 teams and had considerably more
media coverage, was responsible for the iconic moment where U.S. player Brandi
Chastain whipped her jersey off after scoring a decisive penalty shot against
China.
Another memorable moment took
place during the 2007 semi-final between Brazil and the U.S., when 21-year-old
Marta Vieira da Silva, commonly known simply as Marta, won the hearts and minds
of Brazilians back home for scoring a spectacular goal that prompted legendary
soccer player Pelé to call her, “Pelé in a skirt”.
In 2011, Japan’s women’s team
became the first Asian team to win a FIFA World Cup in a final that was
broadcast to 62.8 million people across 181 countries. The match also set the
record for the most tweets-per-second, beating previous records set during the
death of Osama bin Laden and Prince William and Kate’s wedding.
The year’s World Cup will take
place across six venues around Canada — with matches being played in Vancouver,
Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Ottawa and Moncton — and the U.S. team is favored
to win their third title. Other strong contenders for the 2015 top prize are
Germany, Japan and Brazil.
Eight new countries will be
debuting this year, including Cameroon, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador,
Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand, all adding more skill and finesse
to the already strong roster of players.
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by the Prime Minister of Canada extending best wishes to the Canadian Women’s
National Soccer Team in advance of the Women’s World Cup
June 4, 2015
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime
Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement in advance of the
Women’s World Cup Canada 2015: “On
behalf of all Canadians, I would like to wish the Canadian Women’s National
Soccer Team the best of luck as it takes on the world at the Women’s World Cup. “We
are deeply proud of our team’s dedication, competitiveness and success.
Canadians from coast to coast to coast will be cheering enthusiastically for
them to win. “As
the proud hosts of the World Cup this year, we look forward to welcoming
athletes from around the world and showing them the very best that Canada has
to offer. I encourage visiting athletes and fans alike to take time to further
explore our beautiful country. “Once
again, I would like to wish the best of luck to our players, coaches, support
staff and all those that have contributed to preparing this year’s Canadian
team. We look forward to a terrific competition and more great moments in
Canadian sports history.”
TIM ARSENAULT Published June 4, 2015 - 5:01pm Last Updated June 4, 2015 - 5:07pm
Blatter sparked women’s game; doc on Canadian team
inspires
Canada’s Christine Sinclair, left, and England’s
Steph Houghton watch the ball during a women’s international soccer friendly
match in Hamilton. (DAVE CHIDLEY / The Canadian Press)
Say what you will about Sepp
Blatter — and, clearly, people are — but the embattled soon-to-be-former head
of FIFA gets credit even from critics for growing women’s soccer around the
world.
On one hand, the Women’s World
Cup that begins Saturday in Canada will feature 24 teams, double the number in
1995.
On the other, much of the
attention that would have been directed at the month-long event was stolen last
week by arrests in connection with allegations of wire fraud, racketeering and
money laundering against several high-ranking officials of FIFA, the world
governing body for what most followers outside North America call football, not
to mention Blatter’s announcement this week that he intended to step aside at
some undetermined point.
Back on the plus side, EA Sports
recently announced a first for its 22-year-old FIFA 16 franchise. The next
version of the video game will feature 12 women’s national teams, including
Canada.
Well, at least the knees of the
virtual players should be OK; several prominent real athletes had launched a
legal challenge regarding the use of artificial turf for all tournament matches
this year before surrendering in light of the apparent futility of the
exercise.
So, it looks like a certain
amount of compartmentalization may be required to enjoy this World Cup. A good
place to start might be the palate-cleansing documentary Rise, which places
Canada’s national team on a lofty inspirational pedestal.
It’s been running lately on TSN
and CTV, and there are two more presentations set for Friday and Saturday at 5
p.m. on TSN. Subscribers can also watch it through tsn.ca.
Directed by Bobbi Jo Hart, the
project benefited from three years of exclusive access to the team’s players
and coaches.
The dramatic arc of the story
actually begins at the 2011 World Cup in Germany, where Canada finished last.
Just as with the men’s tournament, four years are available for the painful
memories to fuel the next go-round.
But only nine months later, the
team got a bronze medal at the London Olympics. A still-controversial match
with the archrival United States team prevented a bid for a more lustrous
souvenir.
If Rise doesn’t get Canadians
worked up for women’s soccer, it isn’t for lack of compelling material.
Under the guidance of charismatic
coach John Herdman, the team — from veteran captain Christine Sinclair to
relative newcomer Kadeisha Buchanan — is shown undergoing a lengthy and
complicated regime of preparations designed to have the players peaking right
now.
CTV, TSN and French-language
sports channel RDS will provide live coverage of all 52 games of the World Cup.
Canada, ranked eighth in the
world, faces off against No. 16 China in the opening match in Edmonton,
Saturday at 7 p.m. on CTV and TSN.
Canada’s other scheduled games in
the group round are Thursday at 10 p.m. against New Zealand in Edmonton and
June 15 at 8:30 p.m. in Montreal, where the Netherlands will be the opposition.
Those matches will also be on CTV and at least one of the TSN feeds.
The World Cup will take place in
six cities across Canada. If you’re curious how things will look in Moncton,
there will be France-England and Colombia-Mexico tilts Tuesday starting at 2
p.m. on TSN, as well as June 13 matches between France and Colombia at 2 p.m.
on TSN and England and Mexico at 5 p.m. on CTV, Ivory Coast-Norway on June 15
at 5 p.m. on TSN2 and Costa Rica-Brazil on June 17 at 8 p.m. on multiple TSN
feeds. Moncton also gets a knockout-stage game June 21 at 2 p.m. on TSN.
The final will be July 5 at 8
p.m. on CTV from BC Place in Vancouver. The BBC reported Tuesday that Blatter
plans to attend — presumably barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Tim Arsenault is a pop culture
enthusiast and an editor at The Chronicle Herald. He freelances this column.
Beautiful to see the women's game get the exposure it fully deserves ... semi-final defeat to holders Japan at the Women's World Cup, we want to ... The Fifa president tells German magazine Bunte: "I am a religious person and pray, too. ... @england Women Players, Staff, Supporters you are an Inspiration.
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CANADA- Twelve women’s national teams to feature in EA Sports’ FIFA 16
Bringing dignity back 2 the beautiful game now that the rich
and greedy men on the FIFA good chain all but ruined the beautiful game....
thank God women will cleanse and make it right again... the ball, the players
and the pitch... that's what matters.... loving this ..... Canada... just
loving this
FIFA Women's World Cup will add $52 million to B.C. economy
MAY 29- 2015 THE
BEAUTIFUL GAME- destroyed by greedy men just like united nations -
we weep and we mourn - leave it 2 theChronicle Herald's Bruce MacKinnon
is nothing sacred anymore.... anything.... we know that war trumps
humanity in the eyes of United Nations and their greed and power.... but
FIFA??? Greedy men have ruined the beautiful game .... thank Goodness
Canada will have the cleansing and healing dignity and honour of Women's
World FIFA 2015 to generate a rise of goodness above the ashes of
disgrace and greed.... making the beautiful game... about the ball and
the players of beautiful nations.... imho...
THE SAVING GRACE- WOMEN OF THE WORLD SAVING THE BEAUTIFUL GAME AT WOMEN'S FIFA 2015 CANADA
Canadian women's team unveils the roster for the 2015 FIFA World Cup in raining Vancouver
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GETCHA CANADA ON- GETCHA WORLD ON- 2015 Women's FIFA
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1869
The Girls of the Period - Playing Ball.
This is from The: Harper's Bazar; August 1869 issue. This measures about 6.5 inches by 5 inches.
This is the earliest print or picture I have that shows women playing soccer or association football.
144 years ago
Lady Florence (Douglas) Dixie.
Was a Brittish Traveler, Zulu War Correspondent, Writer and Feminist.
Dixie played a big role in establishing the game of: Women's Association Football. She organized Exhibition Matches for Charity and in 1895, she became President of The British Ladies' Football Club.
This is an incredible Signature of Lady Florence Douglas on parchment paper, before she was married in 1875.
Kemari: 1800's, beautiful hand colored
wood block print, with a women in the photo(possibly active in the
game). I do have an 1800's Chikanobu Japanese Wood Block print with a
women actually juggling the Mari Ball. I'll add that later. Kemari
was introduced in Japan around 600 A.D.. An 8 inch diameter Mari Ball is
normally used. Kemari was not competitive, but a dignified experience
requiring great skill. "Ariyaaa" would be shouted each time the ball was
touched..."Ari" would be yelled when the Mari was passed to another
person. A basic 15 meter pitch was used to KEEP the ball in the air,
using most parts of the body.
October 24, 1894 etching of what he
expects to see; before, during and after the women step onto the field.
Starting at the top/left and moving clockwise, the comments are:
..."Arriving" ... "The Poor Referee" ... "Half - Time" ... "The Football Edition" ... "The Good Looking Goal - Keeper" ... "Oh Bother the Rules!"
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History
While soccer (football) has been played in Canada since 1876, the Dominion
of Canada Football Association was inaugurated on 24 May 1912 and became a
member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association on 31 December
1912. 24/05/1912 - The Dominion of Canada Football Association is founded. 09-13/07/1912 - First annual meeting of the Dominion of Canada
Football Association in Winnipeg, MB. 31/12/1912 - Dominion of Canada Football Association is provisionally
admitted to FIFA. 06/09/1913 - Norwood Wanderers win the Connaught Cup as Canada’s
first national champions. Trophy donated by Canada’s Governor General, the Duke
of Connaught. 30/01/1914 - Dominion of Canada Football Association is definitely
admitted by the Committee acting with power from the FIFA Congress of 1913. 15/10/1923 - The Dominion of Canada Football Association is
incorporated. 21/06/1926 - Dominion of Canada Football Association withdraws from
FIFA. 1939 - Dominion of Canada Football Association suspends operations
during the Second World War. 07/1946 - Reorganizational meetings of the Dominion of Canada
Football Association in Winnipeg, MB. 20/06/1948 - Dominion of Canada Football Association is provisionally
admitted to FIFA. 24/07/1948 - Dominion of Canada Football Association becomes a member
of FIFA. 06/06/1952 - Official name change to Football Association of Canada. 22/06/1957 - Canada participates in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for the
first time. Canada wins its first match 5:1 over USA. 1958 - Official name change to the Canadian Soccer Football
Association. 21/06/1967 - Association participates in Olympic Qualifying for the
first time. Canada draws 1:1 with Cuba in its first match. 01/06/1969 - Canadian Minor Soccer Association is founded. 07/1970 - Canadian Soccer Football Association moves offices from
Saskatoon, SK to Ottawa, ON. 06/03/1971 - Canadian Soccer Football Association moves into new
permanent offices at Place Vanier in Ottawa, ON. 1971 - Official name change to the Canadian Soccer Association. 17/08-01/09/1974 - Canada hosts CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (then
known as the CONCACAF Juvenile Tournament). 17/07-01/08/1976 - Canada hosts the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament
at Montréal 1976. 1977 - Canadian Minor Soccer Association changes its name to the
Canadian Youth Soccer Association. 14/12/1978 - Canada qualifies for a FIFA tournament for the first
time (FIFA U-20 World Cup Japan 1979). 04/1982 - Canadian Youth Soccer Association is incorporated into the
Canadian Soccer Association. 06/11/1982 - Edmonton Angels win the Jubilee Trophy as Canada’s first
women’s national champions. 06/08/1984 - Canada finishes in fifth place at the Los Angeles 1984
Olympic Football Tournament. 14/09/1985 - Canada wins the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify
for the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico. 01-09/06/1986 - Canada participates in its first FIFA World Cup. / Le
Canada participe à sa première Coupe du Monde de la FIFA. 01/07/1986 - First-ever Canadian women’s national camp opens in
Winnipeg, MB. 12-25/07/1987 - Association hosts the FIFA U-17 World Cup Canada 1987
(at the time known as the FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup). 12/12/1988 - Canadian Soccer Association moves to Place R. Tait
McKenzie building on James Naismith Drive. 3-14/05/1992 - Canada hosts CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. 13-21/08/1994 - Canada hosts CONCACAF / FIFA Women’s World Cup
Qualifiers. 19/08/1994 - Canada qualifies for the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the
first time. 10-19/05/1996 - Canada hosts 1996 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying
Tournament. 31/05/1996 - Association purchases Place Soccer Canada on Metcalfe
Street in Ottawa, ON. The new head offices are the former home of The Right
Honourable Sir John Thompson, former Prime Mininster of Canada. 17/07/1996 - Official opening of Place Soccer Canada in Ottawa, ON. 28/08-06/09/1998 - Canada hosts CONCACAF / FIFA Women’s World Cup
Qualifiers. 06/09/1998 - Canada wins the CONCACAF Women’s Championship. 27/02/2000 - Canada wins the CONCACAF Gold Cup. 28/02-05/03/2001 - Canada hosts CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifying Group A
tournament. 18/8-1/9/2002 - Association hosts the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
Canada 2002 (at the time known as the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship). 01/09/2002 - Canada wins a silver medal at the FIFA U-20 Women’s
World Cup Canada 2002. 26-30/03/2003 - Canada hosts CONCACAF Under-17 Qualifying Group B
tournament. 11/10/2003 - Canada finishes in fourth place at the FIFA Women’s
World Cup USA 2003. 28/05-06/06/2004 - Canada hosts CONCACAF Women’s Under-20
Championship (at the time classified as an Under-19 tournament). 30/6-22/7/2007 - Association hosts the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada
2007. 09/04/2008 - Canada qualifies for the Women’s Olympic Football
Tournament for the first time. 22/07/2008 - Impact Montréal win the Voyageurs Cup as the first
national champions in the Canadian Championship. 08/11/2010 - Canada wins its second CONCACAF Women’s Championship.
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Canadian Please
Just love this- so well done- lyrics unailedit- Canadian, Please - Gunnarolla [Lyrics + Video]
With 40 days to go until the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™, Canada Soccer is thrilled to announce the 23 players that will don the Maple Leaf this summer and represent Canada on the world stage.
After years of preparations and planning, Head Coach John Herdman has the start line in sight - the opening game against China PR on Saturday 6 June at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, AB - and has selected a mix of veteran and youth players to take on the world.
“Today marks the culmination of three years of dedicated work from the team and we are pleased with the final selection,” said Herdman. “After the Olympics, we challenged the players to shed an old skin and strive to be even better as a team, and as individuals. They all committed wholeheartedly to this vision and competition for each position was fierce. Ultimately, we feel that this group of 23 makes us the best team we can be across our four corners of the game. They fully deserve this honour.”
Captain Christine Sinclair and her 153 international goals for Canada will lead the team as Canada plays out of Group A alongside China PR, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
She’s joined by a number of players who were part of the Bronze Medal winning team from the 2012 London Olympic Games. A veteran spine of the team that includes goalkeeper Erin McLeod, midfielders Diana Matheson, Desiree Scott and Sophie Schmidt, and forward Melissa Tancredi will be important to the team’s success.
Six players on the roster have made at least 100 international “A” appearances while six others have more than 80, including Tancredi who sits on 99 appearances to this date.
Also included in the squad is a healthy mix of youth with defender Kadeisha Buchanan, and midfielders Ashley Lawrence and Jessie Fleming all back for a second-straight FIFA competition after being members of Canada’s Women’s U-20 Team last summer at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014.
In Fleming’s case, it will be her third FIFA competition in two years after also taking part in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2014.
“We’ve got a fantastic group of players here that are ready to step up and proudly represent their country on the biggest stage,” added Herdman. “It’s now up to Canadians to show them they are not alone on this journey and that they’ve got the strength of an entire country with them.”
After the tournament’s opening game on 6 June in Edmonton, AB, Canada continues Group A play against New Zealand on 11 June at Commonwealth Stadium before heading east to wrap up the group phase of the competition against the Netherlands on 15 June at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, QC.
Tickets for Canada’s matches at FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015TM are selling fast and fans are encouraged to visit at fifa.com/canada2015 to secure theirs.
CANADA
GK- Stephanie Labbé | unattached / sans club
GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Chicago Red Stars
GK- Erin McLeod | USA / Houston Dash
D- Kadeisha Buchanan | USA / West Virginia University
D- Allysha Chapman | USA / Houston Dash
D- Robyn Gayle | unattached / sans club
D- Carmelina Moscato | unattached / sans club
D- Marie-Eve Nault | unattached / sans club
D- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / Houston Dash
D- Rhian Wilkinson | USA / Portland Thorns FC
D- Emily Zurrer | unattached / sans club
M- Jessie Fleming | CAN / London NorWest SC
M- Selenia Iacchelli | unattached / sans club
M- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / Portland Thorns FC
M- Ashley Lawrence | USA / West Virginia University
M- Diana Matheson | USA / Washington Spirit
M- Desiree Scott | ENG / Notts County Ladies
M- Sophie Schmidt | unattached / sans club
F- Josée Bélanger | unattached / sans club
F- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Sky Blue FC
F- Adriana Leon | USA / Chicago Red Stars
F- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC
F- Melissa Tancredi | USA / Chicago Red Stars
CANADA A-Z Name | Birth year | Hometown
Bélanger, Josée | 1986 | Coaticook, QC, CAN
Buchanan, Kadeisha | 1995 | Brampton, ON, CAN
Chapman, Allysha | 1989 | Courtice, ON, CAN
Filigno, Jonelle | 1990 | Mississauga, ON, CAN
Fleming, Jessie | 1998 | London, ON, CAN
Gayle, Robyn | 1985 | Mississauga, ON, CAN
Iacchelli, Selenia | 1986 | Edmonton, AB, CAN
Kyle, Kaylyn | 1988 | Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Labbé, Stephanie | 1986 | Stony Plain, AB, CAN
Lawrence, Ashley | 1995 | Calendon East, ON, CAN
LeBlanc, Karina | 1980 | Maple Ridge, BC, CAN
Leon, Adriana | 1992 | Maple, ON, CAN
Matheson, Diana | 1984 | Oakville, ON, CAN
McLeod, Erin | 1983 | Edmonton, AB, CAN
Moscato, Carmelina | 1984 | Mississauga, ON, CAN
Nault, Marie-Eve | 1982 | Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN
Schmidt, Sophie | 1988 | Abbotsford, BC, CAN
Scott, Desiree | 1987 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Sesselmann, Lauren | 1983 | Green Bay, WI, USA
Sinclair, Christine | 1983 | Burnaby, BC, CAN
Tancredi, Melissa | 1981 | Ancaster, ON, CAN
Wilkinson, Rhian | 1982 | Baie d’Urfé, QC, CAN
Zurrer, Emily | 1987 | Crofton, BC, CAN
New stamp to commemorate 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Apr 28, 2015
EDMONTON - Canada Post will be
issuing a new stamp to commemorate Canada hosting the 2015 FIFA Women's World
Cup this summer.
The stamp features Canada's most
accomplished women's soccer player, Olympian Christine Sinclair, teammate
Kadeisha Buchanan and Japanese goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori, captured in various
action shots.
"Canada Post is highlighting
these athletes and the most prestigious tournament in women's soccer,"
said Deepak Chopra, President and CEO of Canada Post. "At the same time,
we are celebrating the incredible advancements that the women's game has made
in Canada, on the field and in fan interest."
Sinclair is the all-time leader
in international appearances for Canada. A two-time Olympian, she led Canada to
a bronze medal in the 2012 London Games. This will be her fourth appearance in
a FIFA Women's World Cup competition.
Buchanan played for her country
in the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup, which Canada hosted in 2014. She is
currently a member of the West Virginia University Mountaineers.
"The stamp commemorating the
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 is a tribute not only to these outstanding
athletes and soccer's world-wide appeal, but also of Canada's strength and
leadership in playing host to competitions that attract the best of the
best," said the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport).
The stamp was designed by Debbie
Adams of Toronto and will be available in post offices May 6.
Canada will be welcoming the top
24 nations in a total of 52 matches in six host cities — Vancouver, Edmonton,
Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton.
The Canadians will play China in
the tournament opener on June 6 in Edmonton.
First
conceived by the then-FIFA President Joao Havelange in 1989, the Women's World
Cup has, in less than a decade, evolved from one man's ambition into the
premier event in women's football across the globe.
The dream
came to life at the inaugural tournament in November 1991 hosted by China. It
featured 12 teams from six continents battling it out in a series of games to
be crowned the first-ever Women's World Champion.
The
competition began with a group stage splitting the 12 competing nations into
three groups of four who played one another in a round-robin format in order to
decide the top two teams from each group which progressing to the knockout
stage, plus the best third-placed side.
The
competition progressed until the first ever Women's World Cup trophy was
awarded to the USA who were the stars of the inaugural tournament with an
unbeaten record and the tournament's overall top goal scoring team with their
main striker, Michelle Akers, winning the Golden Boot award and Carin Jennings
winning the Golden Ball.
The U.S.
played Norway in the final where the score was 1-1 and seemed destined to go
into extra-time until Akers scored the winning goal for the U.S. in front of a
crowd of 65,000 at Guangzhou's Tianhe Stadium.
Norway were
the disappointed runners-up while Sweden won the third-place play-off against
Germany who finished fourth but took home the FIFA Fair Play award. With the
titles awarded and the results official the first Women's World Cup tournament
ended for another four years.
June 1995
took the World Cup to Sweden where the world's best dozen teams gathered for a
second time to not only play for the world cup but also qualification for the
first women's Olympic Football Tournament the following year in Atlanta,
Georgia.
FIFA used
the 1995 tournament as an opportunity to experiment with the time-out concept,
a rule which enabled each team to call one two-minute break per half. But, with
hardly any teams taking this opportunity, the rule was tightened restricting
the breaks to a time when a break was imminent such as after a goal was scored,
a throw-in about to be taken or a goal-kick.
So, with two
prizes up for grabs, the tournament got underway with the group stages. The top
qualifiers were Germany, Norway and USA; second-place qualifiers were Sweden,
England and China PR whilst Japan and Denmark qualified as the top third place
finishers to play in the quarter-finals.
The results
left Germany, Norway, USA and China PR in the semi-finals from which Germany
and Norway reached the final.
This was
Norway's second consecutive final and, unlike their previous final, they came
out victorious with a 2-0 win over Germany to capture the Women's World Cup
title.
Alongside
runners-up Germany the USA ran in third and China finished the tournament in
fourth place. Other awards included the Golden Ball which went to Norway's Hege
Riise, Norway's Kirstin-Ann Aarones took home the Golden Boot award while the
FIFA Fair Play award was bestowed upon the host nation Sweden.
The final
World Cup of the century proved to be the beginning of a new era of success for
women's football and stamped itself as a milestone in the history of women's
sport.
The host
nation for the 1999 tournament was the USA and they staged a World Cup of
unprecedented proportions. The games were played in huge stadiums, attracted
new record attendances, media coverage and television audiences.
For the 1999 event the number of
teams competing for the title swelled to 16 contesting a groups stage divided
into four groups of four teams. The top two sides progressed to the
quarter-finals, and featured the true powerhouses of the women's game: China,
Russia, Norway, Sweden, Germany, USA, Brazil and Nigeria. Playing for the first time in the
World Cup finals China made the most of their appearance in the semi-finals,
thrashing the title holders Norway 5-0 to reach the final. They were to be
joined by host nation the USA, who had beaten Brazil 2-0 in the other
semi-final. The final proved to be a seminal
moment in the history of the women's game and, along with tournament as a
whole, made household names of many of the U.S. sides player, such as Mia Hamm,
Brandi Chastain. Played at the Rose Bowl in
California a record 90,185 fans, including former president Bill Clinton,
packed into the stadium to witness the final in which the home side won 5-4 on
penalties crowning USA the World Champions for the second time. China ended as runners-up, a
terrific achievement on their tournament debut. Their striker Wen Sun was
awarded the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe award which she shared with Brazil's
Sissi. Brazil beat Norway in the third-place play-off, while the FIFA Fair Play
award was given to China. A devastating outbreak of the
SARS disease forced FIFA to switch the venue the 2003 Women's World Cup from
China to the USA in what was a desperate attempt to keep the event on schedule.
Luckily, everything came off without a hitch and World Cup debutantes France,
Korea Republic and Argentina were introduced into the finals. The same format as the previous
tournament was adopted with eight out of the 16 teams progressing through to
the quarter-finals. The first semi-final surprised the watching world as
Germany pulled off a 3-0 win against strong favorites and reigning champions
the USA, they progressed to the finals were they met Sweden who had clinched a
2-1 win over Canada. The scene was set for an all
European final which turned out to be fast, skilful and dramatic affair with a
German golden-goal finish separating the two teams in the end. Germany were crowned World
Champions for the first time and their captain Birgit Prinz was the star of the
tournament winning both the Golden Shoe and Golden Ball awards. Finalist Sweden
were the bitter runners-up, USA came a disappointing third while emerging side
Canada came fourth. The FIFA Fair Play award again went to China. The young stars of 2003 are set
to take centre stage in 2007 as the World Cup goes back to China, where 2008
Olympic qualifying places are also up for grabs. For the first time in the history
of the FIFA Women's World Cup all teams will be awarded monetary bonuses; those
exiting the tournament at the first round stage will be awarded $200,000 with
prize money increasing through to $1million for the champions. Women's football is the fastest
growing sport in the world with over 40 million ladies participating in the
game across the globe. The 2007 tournament will seek to show the world what a
huge sport it has become.
Mark Sampson hails 'awesome' England after winning bronze at Women's World Cup
As the soccer world is still exhaling after the USA’s thrilling 2-0 semifinal victory over Germany, it is worth taking a moment to look backward at the tournament before the inexorable hyper-focus upon this weekend’s final against either Japan or England. The Women’s World Cup has been a showcase of brilliant, nail-biting soccer: the best of the beautiful game. It has also been an exercise in seeing just where we are on the question of the sport’s global development: an issue that wraps together questions of uneven international resources and imbalanced national gender politics. What we can see is that, to an even greater degree than the men’s game, there are profound inequities in development and attention between regions of the globe: North America, Japan, China, and Europe flourish, while countries in Africa and Latin America suffer. They suffer from FIFA neglect and conscious disinterest amidst their own country’s soccer leadership, some of which only recently have taken the first halting steps toward taking the women’s game seriously. Yet the Women’s World Cup has revealed something else as well: the heroic ability and drive from the teams on the African continent to achieve in spite of the obstacles laid out in front of them. They may have been knocked out, but their progress has been profound and in many respects is the story of this tournament.
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