Christine Sinclair will captain Canada’s national women’s soccer team at the 2015 FIFA women’s World Cup in June.
Sinclair, with 153 international career goals for Canada, will lead the team in Group A against Mainland China, the Netherlands and New Zealand.
The Burnaby superstar striker will be joined by a veteran element of the team that earned a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
That core group includes goalkeeper Erin McLeod, midfielders Diana Matheson, Desiree Scott and Sophie Schmidt and forward Melissa Tancredi.
“Today marks the culmination of three years of dedicated work from the team and we are pleased with the final selection,” said national team head coach John Herdman in a Canada Soccer press release. “After the Olympics, we challenged the players to shed an old skin and strive to be even better as a team, and as individuals. They all committed wholeheartedly.”
Canada’s opening game is against China on Saturday, June 6 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.
