Infrert, Canada to play a friendly match in the International July window
The Innwater announced a third game in its window in the early summer, planning a matchup against Canada.
Regional rivals will face each other on July 2 at Washington Audi Field, DC (19:30 Eastern), following Two games against the Republic of Ireland on June 26 (in Commerce City, Collo.) and June 29 (in Cincinnati).
The presales of tickets for selected groups begin on Tuesday 1 April; The public sale window opens on Friday 4 April at 10:00 Eastern.
The United States have not played a team more often than Canada, with this matchup which is their 67th clash. The ISWNT won both their competitions in 2024, winning the shootings after a pair of 2-2 ties in the W golden Cup semifinal and in the final of the Shebelieves Cup.
“Canada is one of the best teams and this game is worthy of Allstate Continental Clásico,” said Emma Hayes, head of the Innwrt coach. “Since this game will finish a three -games window, we will have good chance of seeing our entire list in training and, hopefully, the action of the game before selecting a team to start Washington, DC, the Fans of Spirit were fantastic in support of their team and we can’t wait for them to go out to create an electrical atmosphere also for this game.”
This game will also be the first Canadian against the United States since Canada Soccer has hired Casey Stoney as a coach of his national women’s team. The former England defender has recently led the wave of San Diego since its 2021 launch during the middle of 2024, ultimately entering Canada in January. She managed to be priestman, who left the program in the middle His espionage scandals of the Olympic drone This also involved the predecessor Canwnt (and the former coach of the male national team) John Herdman.
Stoney has also led Manchester United since 2018 – immediately after retiring from his player career – until 2021, helping to bring the club to the female Super League (WSL) through promotion. In 2021, Stoney has credited Hayes’ influence How to help United sophisticate its female operations, as well as opening the door to multiple women coaches in the WSL.
The game also transports a significant off -field intrigue since political and social tensions between the United States and Canada continue to increase under President Donald Trump.
During his short return to the White House, Trump repeatedly intensified the unprecedented hostility towards the northern neighbor of the nation, leading to The increasingly common whistle of the Stella Dugardardo To the Canadian sports event against the teams based in the United States.
Keeping the match in the capital of the United States can open the door to the demonstration or, if nothing else, a secondary audience that is curious if geopolitical hostility will translate into the field.
(Barbara J. Perenic / Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY Network)
