With the Paris Olympics less than eight months away, Canada coach Bev Priestman has roster decisions to make. And she expects more than a few players to put up their hand at the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup, which opens in February in the United States.
On Monday night, Priestman and the 10th-ranked Canadians were drawn with No. 43 Costa Rica, No. 49 Paraguay and either No. 83 Guatemala or No.
115 El Salvador in Group C in Houston. "The Gold Cup's going to be critical in assessing the roster and trying to move towards what feels like an impossible task [in selecting the Olympic squad].
You'd like to think that some players will get some really good minutes to really put their best foot forward," Priestman said from Zurich on Tuesday. "Now we're really narrowing in on 'OK, well anybody who comes into [camp] in 2024 has a real shot at making an Olympic games." she added. "I'm not sure there's many more players, in terms of new faces, that you'll see coming in.