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Huitema, Grosso named to Canada roster for World Cup warm-up match in England

Canada Soccer has named the 23 players who will make up Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team roster for the April 5 international friendly against England at Academy Stadium in Manchester, England. The tier one match will feature two of the world’s top teams with Canada currently fifth in the FIFA Women’s World Ranking and England one spot ahead in the fourth position.

Nearly four years since England and Canada met in the quarterfinal of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™, the teams will once again clash with a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in sight with Canada looking to use the memory of its 2-1 loss as motivation towards its drive to earn the coveted trophy at this year’s tournament.