Canada's Diana Matheson hopes World Cup will further raise profile of women’s game.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Matheson points to the players’ collective bargaining agreement that improved standards in the U.S. league, as well as the entry of women-led franchises like Los Angeles-based Angel City FC.In contrast, 13 of the 23 Canadians at the World Cup play their club football in Europe, with nine of those in England. Captain Christine Sinclair, who captains the Portland Thorns, is one of eight NWSL players. The other two are U.S. college players.
“That’s absolutely our goal,” she added. “I think we can provide a place for a good piece of the national team and also many other Canadians who are either playing abroad or aren’t yet playing pro … The more exciting thing for me is there’s going to be names hopefully on that World Cup roster next time that we don’t even know yet and that are coming up through the ranks in Canada and we get to know first through his pro league and then we get to watch them at the next Women’s World Cup.
The Canadians failed to get out of the group stage after losing all three outings at the 2011 tournament in Germany under Italian coach Carolina Morace. Outscored 7-1 by France, Germany and Nigeria, Canada finished 16th and last. Matheson says the fourth-place finish in 2003 in the U.S., with Norwegian coach Even Pellerud at the helm, holds a special place in her heart. It was her first World Cup and first year on the Canadian team. After dispatching China 1-0 in the quarterfinals, Canada lost 2-1 to Sweden in the semifinal and 3-1 to the U.S. in third-place game.Article content
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