Canada women to face top-ranked U.S. in July friendly in Washington

Neil Davidson · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 31, 2025 12:57 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

Canada volition look the top-ranked U.S. successful an planetary women's shot affable connected July 2 successful Washington, D.C.

The crippled astatine Audi Field, one-day aft Canada Day, falls during the FIFA June-July planetary window.

"Facing the Olympic champions volition beryllium a large trial for us," Canada caput manager Casey Stoney said successful a statement. "They were the champion successful the satellite successful 2024 and volition situation america successful areas we haven't been tested successful yet this year. This volition beryllium a large accidental to trial ourselves and springiness america a barometer of wherever we are and what enactment we request to bash to advancement and hole for the future."

The past has not been benignant to seventh-ranked Canada, which is 4-53-9 all-time against the U.S. successful a rivalry that dates backmost to 1986 erstwhile the Canadian women's programme was established. The Canadian women person not won connected American ungraded since Nov. 11, 2000.

In their astir caller meeting, past April astatine the SheBelieves Cup successful Columbus, Ohio, the 2 teams played to a 2-2 gully earlier the U.S. won a punishment shootout 5-4. The Americans besides won by punishment shootout successful the crippled earlier that, the CONCACAF W Gold Cup semifinal successful March 2024.

Canada's past triumph implicit the U.S. was a 1-0 determination successful the Tokyo Olympic semifinal successful August 2021. That was the American's archetypal nonaccomplishment to their bluish neighbours since March 2001, successful the radical signifier of the Algarve Cup.

The Canadian women are 2-0-1 nether Stoney and are coming disconnected a tourney triumph astatine the Pinatar Cup successful Spain successful February.

The July 2 crippled against the U.S., a gathering of the past 2 Olympic champions, is dubbed the Allstate Continental Clasico.

Canada Soccer says the June-July planetary model volition besides see a 2nd lucifer against a antithetic opponent, to beryllium announced later.

The Canadian women unfastened a two-game bid against No. 33 Argentina this week, successful Vancouver connected Friday and Langford, B.C., connected April 8.