30 January 2014
There is just one spot left open on the road to the 16-team FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014. Following qualifiers in Africa and South America over the past week, 15 teams have now sealed their tickets for the biennial women’s youth tournament that will run 5-24 August in Canada.
Nigeria and Ghana qualified over the weekend while Brazil and Paraguay qualified on Tuesday. The only remaining spot is reserved for the 2014 Oceania Women’s Under-20 Championship which runs 18-22 February. The four Oceania teams in contention are New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanatu.READ MORE on FIFA.com/Canada2014
AFC: China PR, Korea DPR, Korea Republic
CAF: Ghana, Nigeria
CONCACAF: Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, USA
CONMEBOL: Brazil, Paraguay
UEFA: England, Finland, France, Germany
National Organising Committee announces Venue Medical Officers
The National Organising Committee has announced seven Canadian sports doctors that will serve as the Venue Medical Officers for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015. The Venue Medical Officers will oversee all medical care planning matters in the venue, including doping control.
The seven doctors are Dr. Nick Rose in Vancouver, Dr. Terry DeFreitas in Edmonton, Dr. Edward Pilat in Winnipeg, Dr. Laura Cruz in Toronto, Dr. Taryn Taylor in Ottawa, Dr. Manon Côté in Montréal, and Dr. Stéphanie Melanson in Moncton.
The Venue Medical Officers recently had their initial meeting in Montréal on 18 January 2014. The group was provided with an overview of the competitions and commenced their national concept planning.
During the competitions, the Venue Medical Officers will work alongside their respective in-venue FIFA Medical Officers. The Venue Medical Officers will serve as the primary point of contact for all medical personnel in the venue, including the visiting team doctors.Canada WNT opens 2014 season against USA
Canada will open its 2014 schedule against host USA in a Women’s international Friendly match on 31 January 2014.
For the challenge, Canadian head coach John Herdman has opted to bring a very experienced squad into northwest Texas and Toyota Stadium, the home of FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.“We want to see if we can get a result. It’s always the same end whether we can put that performance together that can upset the world number one,” said Herdman. “We’ve got a few new faces back and you’ve got the young players like Kadeisha Buchanan and Sura Yekka. We’ll have another crack at doing what not too many teams can do.”
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Final four teams set in Australia’s W-League
It is official: with two games of the regular season remaining, the Australian championship now has its four semi-finalists: Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory, Brisbane Roar and Canberra United.
Brisbane punched their ticket to the last four thanks to a 3-2 win over Western Sydney Wanderers, with FIFA World Footballer of the Year Nadine Angerer keeping goal. The Roar are now third but have opened up an eight-point gap over fifth place, guaranteeing themselves fourth spot at the very least. Current league leaders Sydney sneaked a 2-1 win at Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory comfortably saw off the Newcastle Jets 4-1, with Lisa de Vanna bagging a hat-trick. Last to book a semi-final place were Canberra, although they did so in impressive fashion, outclassing Perth Glory 5-1. The two semi-finals will be played on 15 and 16 February, with the final taking place seven days later on 23 February.
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 Ticket Sales and Official Draw
Venue pack tickets for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 are now on sale. Purchasers of venue packs will receive price discounts of up to 20 per cent over prices of individual match tickets.
Venue packs will only be available during the first two phases of ticket sales (leading up to and beyond the Official Draw in March). Once individual tickets go on sale, venue packs will no longer be available for purchase.
Of note, purchased venue packs in host cities that will also be part of the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ will give purchasers an opt-in opportunity to be placed on a priority list for venue packs to the 2015 competition in the same official host city.
As of 1 March 2014, fans will know in which cities teams will participate for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 group stage. The competition’s Official Draw for all 16 teams will take place on 1 March in Montréal at the historic Le Windsor Hotel.
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™
The FIFA Women's World Cup is held every four years, with the next edition to be played in Canada in 2015. It marks the first major sporting event hosted in Canada from coast to coast, with matches to be played in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montréal and Moncton. The FIFA Women's World Cup will feature the 24 best women's football teams in the world.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ will be preceded one year earlier by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, one of two FIFA women’s youth tournaments. The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup returns to Canada for the first time since 2002. The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 will feature 16 teams featuring players born 1994 or later.
The National Organising Committee for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 features Victor Montagliani (chair), Steven Reed, Janine Helland, Doug Redmond, Clare Rustad, Walter Sieber and Peter Montopoli.
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