Canada Soccer announces roster for upcoming women's international window

Canada Soccer has named its women's squad for the beginning of the upcoming June international window.

Head coach Bev Priestman's roster features 28 players, including 21 Olympic champions from last summer's Tokyo Games.

The window opens with a match against South Korea on June 26 at Toronto's BMO Field.

Star striker Christine Sinclair will again serve as Canada's captain. She enters the match against the South Koreans with a record 188 international goals.

Kadeisha Buchanan, who recently won a fifth UEFA Women's Champions League with French club Lyon before joining English giant Chelsea, returns to anchor Canada's defence.

Sinclair leads the club with 310 caps, while midfielder Sophie Schmidt (212), midfielder Desiree Scott (175), goalkeeper Erin McLeod (120), Buchanan (118) and defender Ashley Lawrence (105) are the other squad members to have reached 100 international appearances.

The match against South Korea will be Canada's first since the retirement of star goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe in April.

Canada has a record of 7-1-0 against South Koreans dating back to 2000, posting a 3-0 win when they most recently met in the final of the Algarve Cup in March 2018.

"We're excited to get another game in front of our fans and to have many players from the Toronto area return home for the first time in a long time," Priestman said in a statement. "The June window is about selecting the final 23 player roster and working on ourselves heading into a critical tournament this summer.

"(South Korea) will provide a great test for us."

Canada is currently preparing for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, which serves as both the qualification route for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Goalkeepers — Sabrina