Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
ANALYSIS – The CanWNT 2022 year review started off with the team struggling to score goals. However, as the year progressed, the team gelled and they started to score goals and find results. It just shows that playing games regularly is important for building a competitive team in the FIFA World Cup next year. The […] READ MORE
On Tuesday afternoon in São Paulo, Brazil there were 15,000 fans at the Neo Química Arena. In that game, the Canadian women’s national soccer team lost to the hosts 2-1. The Canada Women’s Soccer Team Ends 2022 with a Loss Canada Women’s Soccer Team Head Coach on the Loss GOAL 🇧🇷🇧🇷 Brazil go up 2-1 […] READ MORE
On Monday afternoon from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bev Priestman met the media via zoom to discuss the second game against Brazil on Tuesday afternoon. Canada Women’s National Team Wants to Extend Winning Streak Great win tonight vs 🇧🇷 Team photo-can use some work #CanXNT 😉 pic.twitter.com/6fKcRhxExH — Christine Sinclair (@sincy12) November 12, 2022 Beverly Priestman […] READ MORE
On Friday afternoon in Santos, Brazil at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira, the Canadian women’s soccer team managed to beat Brazil 2-1 in the first of a two-game friendly. Shelina Zadorsky opened the scoring in the first half (source: OneSoccer) with a sublime header off a great cross from Ashley Lawrence while Adriana Leon doubled Canada’s […] READ MORE
The hard part is over for the Ecuador national team after qualifying for the World Cup, something that the team hadn't done since 2014. READ MORE
The CanWNT advanced to their third-straight Olympic semifinal berth at Miyagi Stadium in Rifu (part of the Miyagi Prefecture), Japan. The game between CanWNT and Brazil ended up in penalties, where CanWNT came from behind to win the penalty shootout. The game itself did not have many scoring opportunities for either team. They were key […] READ MORE
Canadian head coach Bev Priestman and the Canadian women’s national team will be in high spirits after defeating Argentina 0-1 on Sunday. They now face Brazil, who is coming off a 2-0 loss against the U.S. Both teams have one win and loss each. However, Brazil does have a better goal differential than Canada. This […] READ MORE
Marta has captivated fans across the world with her Brazilian flair and passionate play. In the latest The Best We Know show, Rachael and RJ talk about Marta's legacy, her time in NWSL and RJ shares her top three international Marta moments. READ MORE
Editorial (June 12, 2019) – Allyson Swaby and the Reggae Girlz find themselves in a hole. They lost their first group stage match of the 2019 Women’s World Cup to Brazil 3-0. The defense gave up two penalties and defended poorly on several occasions. One of those PKs was for a handball by Swaby. The […] READ MORE
The Reggae Girlz of Jamaica featured in their first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup match against a resilient Brazilian team and fell, 3-0. READ MORE
Rachael Kriger is a senior editor at Last Word on Soccer, and the lead Seattle Sounders writer. She has been with the site since March 2018, and serves as a social media expert and regular contributor on the Last Word SC Radio Podcast. Personally, Rachael lives in Pittsburgh, Pa., and is a nine-year basketball coach, an avid photographer and big Riverhounds fan. She loves her beloved Russian National Team and cried when they beat Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.