15 May 2014
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TWITTER : @fifawwc (FIFA Women's World Cup™
HASHTAG : #GreaterGoal (or #GrandBut)
TWITTER : @fifawwc (FIFA Women's World Cup™
HASHTAG : #GreaterGoal (or #GrandBut)
Five Asian nations will qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ between Saturday 17 May and Wednesday 21 May 2014. The five nations will qualify through Asia's eight-nation final round, the AFC Women's Asian Cup, in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
In all, 20 nations from Asia participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ Qualifiers, with earlier rounds played in May and June 2013. The eight final teams in the hunt for a Canada 2015 ticket are Australia, Japan, Jordan, Vietnam, China PR, Korea Republic, Myanmar and Thailand.
The AFC Women's Asian Cup runs 14 to 25 May. The nations are separated into two groups, so the top-two nations from each group will qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ (which can be confirmed as early as Saturday 17 May).
Along with four nations that qualify through the group phase, a fifth nation will qualify through the match for 5th place on 21 May. That match will feature the third-place nation from each group. The full match schedule for the competition has been published on the-afc.com
From 4 April 2013 to 27 November 2014, more than 125 nations will participate in the qualification phase for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015. The final competition, which runs 6 June to 5 July 2015 from coast to coast across Canada, will feature 24 finalists including host Canada.
For more information on FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Qualifiers for all six confederations, please visit FIFA.com/Canada2015.
Winnipeg comes out in force to support Canada
Canadians came out in full force last Thursday 8 May for the 2014 Women's International Friendly match between Canada and USA. Match attendance was 28,255, the highest total reported so far this year in women's international "A" match.
The crowd was the second-largest for a Women's International Friendly match played in Canada. The Canadian record for an "A" friendly is 29,953 at Edmonton in 2003, while the record for a women's youth match in Canada is 47,784 for the final of the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002 (also a FIFA record for a women's youth match).
The highest total for a women's youth match this year is 34,743 from the opening day of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2014.
Of course, the match in Winnipeg also witnessed the launch of the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ slogan: TO A GREATER GOAL™. For more information on the slogan and its launch, please read more at FIFA.com/Canada2015.
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ plans for one-year milestone on 6 June
The National Organising Committee for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ will look to celebrate the one-year countdown to the opening match in just over three weeks. Celebrations are being planned from coast to coast across Canada for Friday 6 June 2014.
For the one-year countdown, there will be a unique event in all six Official Host Cities, with details and media information to be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, media can connect directly the communications team via richard.scott@fwwc2015.ca or carrie.croft@fwwc2015.ca.
National Organising Committee outlines Legacy Objectives for Canada 2015
For sport, for women, for Canada: those are the three pillars that serve as the framework for the National Organising Committee’s legacy objectives for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. Those Legacy Objectives were presented Saturday 10 May at the Canadian Soccer Association’s 2014 Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, BC.
“The approach to implementing our Legacy Plan will be based on a culture for shared ownership, engagement and collaboration with our stakeholders working toward mutual goals for sport, society and our natural environment,” said Peter Montopoli, Chief Executive Officer for the National Organising Committee. “Our six legacy objectives focus on priorities expressed by our key stakeholders, funders, as well as input from the sustainable sport event sector on best practices and new event management standards.”
The six Legacy Objectives are:
1. Sport Development and Excellence
2. Engagement and Education
3. Economic Development
4. Environmental Stewardship
5. Social Inclusion, Culture and Community Benefits
6. Good Governance
1. Sport Development and Excellence
2. Engagement and Education
3. Economic Development
4. Environmental Stewardship
5. Social Inclusion, Culture and Community Benefits
6. Good Governance
Through both the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™, our country is poised to advance its reputation as a top host for international sporting events and a leader in women’s soccer in every aspect of the beautiful game.
The FIFA Women`s World Cup Canada 2015™ will leave a fitting legacy for Canada and young girls and women that reaches far beyond competition. Together with FIFA, our Federal, Provincial and Municipal Governments, FIFA Partners. National Supporters, Official Host Cities, and sport and community organisations – Canada is focused on sustainable practices and generating tangible benefits that our nation will enjoy for years to come.
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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