 | This article needs attention from an expert in Canada. The specific problem is: inadequate content on the historical and cultural aspects of the subject. (January 2020) |
| Women's soccer in Canada | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Canadian women's national soccer team in a soccer game against the Australian women's national soccer team during the 2016 Summer Olympics. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Governing body | Canadian Soccer Association |
| National team(s) | Women's national team |
National competitions | |
International competitions | |
Audience records | |
| Single match | 53,058[1] |
Soccer is not traditionally a major mainstream sport in Canada,[2][3][4] but the sport is growing especially in places like Nova Scotia.[5] Up to 85,000 girls participate in soccer, which is 41% of all youth in the country.[6][7] The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was hosted in Canada.[8][9]
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- ^ "World Cup proves Canada not just a hockey nation". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Women's soccer takes main stage". Canada.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Girls' participation in soccer way up". CBC News. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Women's soccer takes main stage". Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Hall, M. Ann (19 November 2017). The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada, Second Edition. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442634121. Retrieved 19 November 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Growing women's soccer in Canada after the World Cup". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Ghonaim, Hala. "Girls soccer in Canada: from small beginnings to hosting the Women's World Cup". Gazette. Retrieved 1 March 2017.