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Canadians welcome physical challenge from Katie McCabe and Ireland in Game 2 of Women's World Cup

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It was raining in Perth on Tuesday and the forecast says it will be pouring rain again Wednesday morning ahead of Canada's second match of the Women's World Cup against Ireland (8 a.m.

ET.) Will the weather play a factor or are other factors, such as Ireland's physicality, more likely to affect the match? Ireland is ranked 22nd in the world.

We know that rankings don't always matter and we've just witnessed a huge upset in Group A with the Philippines (ranked No. 46) beating No.

26 New Zealand. World Cups are certainly a place for unpredictability and for new teams to forge their reputations. But Ireland is a different type of beast.

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