The Canadian women’s soccer team will play two matches against CONCACAF rivals Mexico on home soil in June as part of their preparation for the Paris Olympics. Billed as the “Summer Send-Off Series,” the two games will be played June 1 in Montreal and June 4 in Toronto.
The Canadians will be looking to defend their Olympic gold medal in Paris, where they will face France, Colombia, and New Zealand during the group stage. At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Canada earned their first gold medal in women’s soccer by beating Sweden 3-2 on penalties after the final ended 1-1 following regular and extra time.
Canada Soccer said on Tuesday that the two games against Mexico will be a great opportunity to send the team off in style to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Canada head coach Bev Priestman said in a news release that the tremendous love and support for this team was felt coast to coast and this window will be a great opportunity to send this team off in style to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Priestman also said that Mexico has shown recently they are a difficult team to face, which is exactly what we need before finalizing our Olympic roster.
