FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 match schedule unveiled

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup announcement

Richard Deschamps, Montréal Executive Committee, responsible for sports and recreation, infrastructure and supply

Sylvie Béliveau, Manager of Long-Term Player Development, Canada Soccer

Pascal Bérubé, Minister for Tourism, Government of Québec

Victor Montagliani, Chairman, National Organising Committee

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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 match schedule unveiled

The official match schedule for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 was unveiled today at the City Hall of Montréal just less than one year before the start of the competition.

The opening match with hosts Canada will take place on 5 August 2014 at the National Soccer Stadium in Toronto. The two last matches, both the match for third place and the final, will take place in the famous Stade Olympique of Montréal on 24 August. The three-week competition will feature 16 teams and 32 matches from the opener through to the final.

All four Official Host Cities – Edmonton, Toronto, Montréal and Moncton – will host six matches in the group phase. Canada, as hosts seeded A1, will play at least two group matches in Toronto and one group match in Montréal.

“Canada is honoured to welcome the best young female soccer players from around the world next summer,” said Canadian Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal. “Our government is pleased to support this major international event that will showcase our cultural diversity and bring many economic benefits. We invite Canadians to join in as the excitement for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 starts to build across our nation in the coming months.”

“The announcement of the match schedule is an important moment on the road to the final tournament as the Host Cities now know the number of games they will host. And the fans can already save the dates and in November will be able to finally buy their tickets for the matches”, commented Tatjana Haenni, FIFA’s Deputy Director of Competitions for Women’s Football.

“Our four Official Host Cities will do a wonderful job hosting the best young footballers in this important youth competition,” said Victor Montagliani, Chairman of the National Organizing Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014.“These 32 matches provide an important step on the development ladder to the national“A” teams and future FIFA Women’s World Cups.”

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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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PHOTO: Andrew Olivieri, Canada's U-20 coach (Preview)

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Andrew Olivieri, Canada's U-20 coach

Women's Football

3-8 August 2013

Canada Games Women's Soccer Tournament

Mid-August 2013
FIFA/NOC site visits across Canada

19-31 August 2013
UEFA Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 (UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship)

21-25 August 2013
CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 (UNCAF group stage in Honduras)

31 August 2013
NWSL Championship match
7-11 September 2013
CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 (UNCAF group stage in Panama)

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Official Website and Media Channel

The official website for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 is FIFA.com/canada2015. The site will provide both pre-competition and competition coverage, including links to ticket information and ticket sales. Coverage will be provided in six languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Portugese).

The FIFA Media Channel (http://media.fifa.com) is a media-only, password-protected service with specific content tailored to support journalists, photographers and other media professionals. Please note that all journalists must be registered on the FIFA Media Channel to be eligible for accreditation to FIFA events.

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Media Contacts
Richard ScottDirector Communications
National Organising Committee
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015
richard.scott@fwwc2015.ca
C 613.818.0305

For all questions pertaining to Canada's women's national team, please contact:
Max BellCanadian Soccer Association
mbell@soccercan.ca
C 416.797.9192