Canadian coach bullish on team ahead of FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
Defender Bianca St-Georges will captain Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea, starting Sunday with a challenging tournament opener against Spain.
The Spaniards were runners-up to Sweden in European qualifying for the 16-team world championship. Spain also had a fine youth pedigree, finishing second at the FIFA U-17 World Cup two years ago and third in the 2016 tournament
Canadian coach Danny Worthington also has two assistant captains in defender Marike Mousset and midfielder Sarah Stratigakis.
“You won’t see just one captain, you’re going to see 11 captains … wearing the badge with pride, representing Canada,” said Worthington.