Canada to host Argentina for pair of women's soccer friendlies at B.C. Place in April

Neil Davidson · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 10, 2025 11:28 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

Canada volition big Argentina successful a brace of women's planetary shot friendlies successful B.C. during the April FIFA planetary window.

The seventh-ranked Canadians volition play No. 33 Argentina astatine B.C. Place Stadium successful Vancouver connected April 4 and astatine Starlight Stadium successful Langford, B.C., connected April 8.

The games volition beryllium the archetypal astatine location for Casey Stoney, who was named Canada manager connected Jan. 13.

"I'm truly looking guardant to playing successful Canada and experiencing the enactment of our fans," Stoney said successful a statement. "These matches aren't conscionable friendlies; they're stepping-stones for our future. Each crippled gives america an accidental to physique connected our standards, our benignant of play, and our increasing content arsenic a team."

Canada has won each six erstwhile matches with Argentina, astir precocious prevailing 2-0 successful October 2022 successful Jerez, Spain. The Argentines are ranked 3rd among South American women's teams, down No. 8 Brazil and No. 21 Colombia.

The Canadian women are coming disconnected winning the Pinatar Cup past period successful Spain, wherever they drew No. 17 China 1-1 and blanked No. 29 Mexico 2-0 and No. 42 Taiwan 7-0. Despite lifting that trophy, they fell 1 spot to No. 7 successful the FIFA rankings released past week.

Canada has not mislaid successful regularisation clip successful 22 matches dating backmost to a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Brazil successful Montreal successful October 2023. The Canadian women person gone 14-0-8 since past with 3 of the draws turning into punishment shootout losses (two to the top-ranked United States and 1 to No. 3 Germany) and 1 into a shootout triumph (over Brazil).

Canada's past crippled connected location ungraded was a 1-1 gully with Mexico successful Toronto connected June 5, 2024, their past crippled earlier the Paris Olympics. The women person played 10 games since — 4 successful France and six successful Spain.

The Canadians past played successful B.C. successful December 2023 erstwhile they bushed Australia successful a brace of friendlies successful Langford and Vancouver, marking the planetary swansong of skipper Christine Sinclair.