Beckie settles into key role as Canada looks to build upon dominant CONCACAF W Championship opener

An eight-year international veteran, Janine Beckie is clearly someone who knows her worth to the Canadian women's team.

"I take my responsibility on the field very seriously. I feel like I have a big role to play in creating things in the attack for us and being a dominant player, someone that sees significant minutes for this team," Beckie said this week.

The veteran forward/winger went on to back up those bold words in Canada's opening match at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, scoring one goal and registering a pair of assists in a 6-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday. Now, Beckie will be looking to build upon that and play another big role for Canada when it faces Panama on Friday (10 p.m. ET) at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey, Mexico.

Watch Friday's game against Panama live on OneSoccer at 10 p.m. ET or on rebroadcast on CBC TV and CBC Gem at 12:30 a.m. local time. Watch Monday's game against Costa Rica live on CBC TV, CBC Gem and OneSoccer at 6:30 p.m. ET

The win against Trinidad was just another in a long line of impressive performances from Beckie after playing such a pivotal part in Canada's gold-medal run at last summer's Olympics. Since Tokyo, she has scored twice and set up six goals in nine games for the Reds.

With 35 goals in 90 appearances, Beckie, 27, is already Canada's fourth all-time leading scorer, something that often gets overlooked because she is primarily thought of as a playmaker.

Indeed, Beckie was at the heart of most of Canada's best attacking sequences against Trinidad, with her probing runs down the flanks, her dangerous crosses into the box, and her ability to pick out players in advantageous areas on the pitch causing all sorts of problems. In total, she created 15 scoring