
Canadian women set for start of qualifying road for FIFA U-20 World Cup
The Canadian under-20 women’s soccer team plays Dominica on Friday in a CONCACAF qualifier in Port of Spain, Trinidad, the first step on a journey that hopefully leads to next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.
The United States and Mexico, as the top-ranked countries in the confederation, get to skip the qualifying round and will go directly to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in May. Canada and 23 other teams will have to win their way there.
Those 24 teams have been divided into six pools with only the group winners moving on.
After Dominica, the young Canadians face Bermuda on Sunday and host Trinidad and Tobago next Tuesday in Group E play, with all games at Ato Boldon Stadium.