Canadian women's soccer team returns to SheBelieves Cup in April, opening vs. Brazil

19.01.2024 - 23:15 cbc.ca

The Canadian women's soccer team is returning to the SheBelieves Cup in April in the U.S. for the third time in four years. The 10th-ranked Canadians join the second-ranked U.S., No.

8 Japan and No. 11 Brazil in the tournament, which will consist of four matches instead of the usual six. Canada will play Brazil after the U.S.

takes on Japan in an April 6 doubleheader at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The winners will face off in the final and the losers will meet to decide third place, with both games taking place April 9 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.

The Canadian women open their 2024 schedule at the 12-country CONCACAF W Gold Cup next month, when they face El Salvador or Guatemala, Paraguay and Costa Rica in Group C at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.

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