Haiti is the youngest at 22.3.Īt 27.0, Canada is tied for eighth-oldest with Portugal, South Africa and Switzerland. South Korea is the greybeard team at the competition with an average age of 28.9. squad is 28.3, third-oldest at the tournament. That's the most in a single match since the Americans' first-ever World Cup match in 1991 (all 12), according to Opta. The win over Vietnam also saw eight Americans make their World Cup debuts: Savannah DeMelo, Naomi Girma, Emily Fox, Andi Sullivan, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Alyssa Thompson and Sofia Huerta. squad features nine veterans from the team that lifted the trophy four years ago in France, including Megan Rapinoe who came off the bench in Saturday's 3-0 victory over Vietnam in Auckland, New Zealand, to earn her 200th cap. The two-time defending champion Americans really are a blench of experience and youth at this tournament. That compares to an average of more than 16 in the corresponding men’s leagues. The average number of teams in these countries’ top women’s leagues currently stands at around 12. "Even though in our globalized world, the best players often sign for top teams concentrated in a few markets, the overall structure and relative strength of domestic leagues are still good indicators of the state of women’s football in a particular country."Īccording to the study, the number of domestic clubs ranges from 20 in Argentina to seven in Vietnam. "In an ideal scenario, proper playing time and growth opportunities found in domestic football competitions provide the foundation for player progression. "Experience within the national team setting is important, but players - usually - spend most of their time at their clubs," the FIFPro report says. Lindsey Horan, who plays in France for Lyon, is the exception. In contrast, 22 of the 23 American players at the tournament play club football at home in the NWSL. Midfielder Simi Awujo is a junior at the University of Southern California. According to a report by The Athletic, the Haiti national team has been training in the Dominican Republic the last two years because of security concerns back home.įourteen of Canada's 23-woman roster play their club football in Europe with nine of those in England, including Chelsea's Kadeisha Buchanan, Jessie Fleming and Ashley Lawrence and Arsenal's Sabrina D'Angelo and Cloe Lacasse.Ĭanadian skipper Christine Sinclair, who also captains the Portland Thorns, is one of eight NWSL players. The FIFPro report said Haiti data wasn't available. ![]() MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada may be Olympic champion but it trails Vietnam, the Philippines and the rest of the field at the FIFA Women's World Cup in one important category: Canada does not have a women's pro league.Ī report by FIFPro, the global union representing professional soccer players, notes 30 of the 32 competing nations have domestic women's leagues.ĭiana Matheson's Project 8 group is working on bringing an eight-franchise pro league to Canada in 2025.
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