The next leg of the trip takes the Canadian women's soccer team to São Paulo, Brazil, for international friendlies against the best team in South America. coach Bev Priestman wants to use the remaining time to prepare his team for the championship. The next step on the road to the World Cup takes the Canadian women's soccer team to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for international friendlies against the best team in South America. Canada will face Brazil on November 11th and again on November 15th. On Monday, Priestman announced the squad that will travel to Brazil, which includes all-time leading scorer and newly minted NWSL champion Christine Sinclair. Canada enters two games into a four-game winning streak, having defeated Argentina and Morocco in the previous women's international window in early October. In September, Canada won two games against Australia in Australia. "I think they (Brazil) will ask us some great questions because of some of our absences and some of their strengths," Priestman said on Monday. “But at the end of the day I think what I wasn't so happy about before was our performance for 90 minutes. “I think sometimes it's about depth; because if you're missing key players, you're going to go deeper into your roster. But I was hugely impressed with the ones I put on the field." The return of Sinclair and defender Ashley Lawrence to the squad after sitting out the previous international window highlights Canada's squad selection, but Priestman will be without several key players. Brazil.Janine Beckie will be out after a long season that also ended in the NWSL - Portland's title run, while defenders Vanessa Gilles, Allysha Chapman and forward Deanne Rose are unavailable due to injury. US college players Jayde Riviere, Simi Awujo and Zoe Burns are also unavailable due to school commitments. In Brazil, Priestman balances finding the right combinations of talent evaluation at the World Cup in July, where Canada will face Nigeria, Ireland and Australia in the group stage. "If you look at the last three (international) windows, I'm not sure this team has ever been so depleted," Priestman said. "It's a blessing in many ways (looking at the new players), but it's also a curse in other ways because the continuity and flow of partnerships is obviously interrupted. "But at the end of the day, I think the team is in trouble. better position because we found more talent. The young players gave their best and selecting 23 or even 26 players will be difficult. TOILET ROOM Canada goes to the World Cup as the defending Olympic champions. Canada should get out of the group and enter the championship. The next tournament was expanded from 2
teams to 32 teams in 2019, with Canada making it to the second round before being eliminated by Sweden. Canada's best performance at the Women's World Cup came in 2003 when they reached the semifinals at the tournament in the United States and then finished fourth. While Canada have played well in their recent exhibition matches despite missing some key players, Priestman is still looking to get more out of the club heading into Australia and New Zealand. "We were very good defensively, clean sheets (bracketing) is a big part of who we are," Priestman said. “We also score goals and we do it from different places and different areas. I think to be able to do that against a top team like Brazil, who don't score many goals, is a big thing for us to aim for. "I would like to get a six-match winning streak towards the end of 2022, which has been a great year for us, and the confidence that gives you going into a World Cup year. I think we have to work on that consistency. for 90 minutes. We can start games stronger, which was in some trouble in the second series, or definitely finish games stronger." Priestman has two more international windows, in February and April, before the World Cup, which runs from July 20 to August 20.
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