AUSTIN, Texas – Already a veteran of 24 senior-level caps for Canada, Texas soccer rising senior midfielder Julia Grosso has just added another huge entry on her international resume by being selected as one of 18 athletes to represent Canada Soccer in the upcoming Women's Olympic Football Tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from July 21-Aug. 6, 2021.
With her selection to the Canada roster, Grosso also becomes the first Olympian in Texas soccer program history.
Entering the event after securing back-to-back bronze medals at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Games, Canada will begin its Tokyo 2020 journey by battling Japan during the opening match in Sapporo on July 21 at 5:30 a.