Canadian women’s soccer team prepares to face U.S. in SheBelieves Cup final
The last time Canada faced the United States , the skies opened above San Diego and the two teams slogged it out on a waterlogged pitch in the semi-final of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup.
“It’s cool. It’s good cultural activity for the players … I saw the look on Jessie Fleming’s face when she realized we were going to get to see it,” Priestman said. The U.S. prevailed that night in a penalty shootout with goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stopping three spot kicks and scoring one herself to end a Canadian comeback after Priestman’s team rallied twice to tie it 2-2 after extra time on a dramatic, soggy night.
The American women lead the all-time series with Canada 53-4-8 and have won six of the past eight meetings between the teams, including both previous meetings between the squads at the SheBelieves Cup. Veteran midfielder Desiree Scott, who missed the entire 2023 NWSL season because of a knee injury, is also available although likely only for limited minutes. Scott, whose return to action was further delayed by the death of her mother, did not see action in the Brazil game which saw Vanessa Gilles’s 77th-minute goal cancel out Tarciane’s 22nd-minute penalty kick.
After Tuesday, Canada likely will only have four more games – in the May 27-June 4 and July 8-16 FFA international widows – before opening its defence of its Olympic title on July 25 against New Zealand in Saint-Étienne.
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