At first glance, a spot in the women’s soccer tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics seems assured, but Canada has vital games to play at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament starting Wednesday (5:30 p.m. “I think we are very ready to start the tournament,” said Canada head coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller. Canada played three exhibition games since, losing 4-0 to both Japan and Brazil, before defeating New Zealand 3-0 in Yongchuan, China in November. Canada played a closed-door training game against Haiti on Jan. 20, which finished in a 1-1 tie. “We definitely went into the World Cup where we didn’t take our half-chances or we could have passed it to someone that was a little bit more open.

Source: National Post January 28, 2020 23:48 UTC