Canada
Group: A (Germany, Canada, Nigeria, France)
Confederation: CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)
Current Rank: 6
Kit: Home (red) Away (white)
Head Coach: Carolina Morace
Previous WC Finish: 9th Place
How They Qualified: First place in CONCACAF qualifying
WC Appearances: 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
Star Players: Christine Sinclair, Candace Chapman, Diana Matheson
Strengths: Tactically organized/disciplined, one of the top strikers in the world in Sinclair
Weaknesses: Overall technical level; players not playing with club teams
Confederation: CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)
Current Rank: 6
Kit: Home (red) Away (white)
Head Coach: Carolina Morace
Previous WC Finish: 9th Place
How They Qualified: First place in CONCACAF qualifying
WC Appearances: 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
Star Players: Christine Sinclair, Candace Chapman, Diana Matheson
Strengths: Tactically organized/disciplined, one of the top strikers in the world in Sinclair
Weaknesses: Overall technical level; players not playing with club teams
ROSTER
Goalkeepers
Karina LeBlanc (unattached), Erin McLeod (unattached), Stephanie Labbe (Pitea)
Defenders
Emily Zurrer (Vancouver Whitecaps), Robyn Gayle (unattached), Rhian Wilkinson (unattached), Candace Chapman (Western New York Flash), Brittany Timko (unattached), Marie-Eve Nault (unattached)
Karina LeBlanc (unattached), Erin McLeod (unattached), Stephanie Labbe (Pitea)
Defenders
Emily Zurrer (Vancouver Whitecaps), Robyn Gayle (unattached), Rhian Wilkinson (unattached), Candace Chapman (Western New York Flash), Brittany Timko (unattached), Marie-Eve Nault (unattached)
Midfielders
Kelly Parker (Atlanta Beat), Carmelina Moscato (unattached), Kaylyn Kyle (unattached), Diana Matheson (unattached), Desiree Scott (Vancouver Whitecaps), Sophie Schmidt (magicJack), Chelsea Stewart (UCLA)
Forwards
Jodi-Ann Robinson (Vancouver Whitecaps), Christine Sinclair (Western New York Flash), Melissa Tancredi (unattached), Christina Julien (unattached), Jonelle Filigno (Rutgers University)
Kelly Parker (Atlanta Beat), Carmelina Moscato (unattached), Kaylyn Kyle (unattached), Diana Matheson (unattached), Desiree Scott (Vancouver Whitecaps), Sophie Schmidt (magicJack), Chelsea Stewart (UCLA)
Forwards
Jodi-Ann Robinson (Vancouver Whitecaps), Christine Sinclair (Western New York Flash), Melissa Tancredi (unattached), Christina Julien (unattached), Jonelle Filigno (Rutgers University)
Did You Know ...
As a sophomore at Rutgers University in the fall of 2010, forward Jonelle Filigno tied for the team lead in points (12). This came one year after she tore her ACL less than 10 minutes into her first game for the Scarlet Knights. In the 14 games she played for Rutgers last fall, Filigno finished second on the team in goals (four) and assists (four).
As a sophomore at Rutgers University in the fall of 2010, forward Jonelle Filigno tied for the team lead in points (12). This came one year after she tore her ACL less than 10 minutes into her first game for the Scarlet Knights. In the 14 games she played for Rutgers last fall, Filigno finished second on the team in goals (four) and assists (four).
