The sixth-ranked Canadian women will face World Cup champion Spain in an international friendly next month. Third-ranked Spain will host Canada on Oct. 25 at Estadio Francisco de la Hera in Almendralejo.
The sixth-ranked Canadian women will face World Cup champion Spain in an international friendly next month.The game will be the first for the Canadian women since the Paris Olympics, where they lost to Germany in a quarterfinal penalty shootout after coach Bev Priestman was sent home and later suspended for a year by FIFA over her part in Canada's drone-spying scandal.
In announcing the Spain friendly, Canada Soccer said more information on the interim women's coaching staff for the October window will come later. Assistant coach Andy Spence took charge of the team in Priestman's absence at the Olympics.Canada is winless in three previous meetings with Spain, most recently losing 1-0 at the Arnold Clark Cup in England in February 2022.
The teams played to a scoreless draw in May 2019 in Logroñés, Spain in a warm-up for the 2019 World Cup. Spain won 1-0 in March 2019 at the Algarve Cup in São João da Venda, Portugal.It won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2022 and was runner-up in 2018. And it ousted Canada 2-1 in the round of 16 of the current U-20 tournament earlier this month in Colombia before falling 1-0 to Japan after extra time in the quarterfinal.
Spain won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2018 and 2022 and has finished on the podium on three other occasions. FC Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas have combined to win the last three Women's Ballon d'Or awards."We continue to strive to diversify our opponent pool while maintaining a high level of competition." Daniel Michelucci, Canada Soccer's director of national team operations, said in a statement."We anticipate a thrilling encounter, showcasing two of the world's top-ranked teams.
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