🇨🇦 Canada name squad for Women's World Cup | OneFootball

Canada have released their initial squad list ahead of the Women’s World Cup this summer, with the official 23 to be confirmed early July.

Manager Bev Priestman – who led the team to an Olympic Gold medal in Tokyo 2020 – will hope to finally help the maple leaf reach the podium.

Star attacker Janine Beckie notably misses out as one of the many athletes with an ACL injury.

Squad in full…

Goalkeepers

Sabrina D’Angelo (Arsenal),  Lysianne Proulx (SCU Torreense ), Kailen Sheridan (San Diego Wave)

Defenders

Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea), Vanessa Gilles (Olympique Lyonnais), Shelina Zadorsky (Tottenham Hotspur), Jade Rose (Harvard University ), Allysha Chapman (Houston Dash ), Ashley Lawrence (Formerly Paris Saint-Germain ), Jayde Riviere (Manchester United)

Midfielders

Quinn (OL Reign ), Marie-Yasmine Alidou D’Anjou (Famalicão), Simi Awujo (University of Southern California ), Jessie Fleming (Chelsea), Julia Grosso (Juventus) Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash), Desiree Scott (Kansas City Current)

Forwards

Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign ), Cloé Lacasse (Benfica ), Clarissa Larisey (BK Häcken), Adriana Leon (Portland Thorns), Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns), Nichelle Prince (Houston Dash), Deanne Rose (Reading FC), Evelyne Viens (Kristianstads DFF )

Additionally, Canada will face England in a behind-closed-doors match on July 14, 2023 ahead of the tournament.