Toronto hosts half of Canada’s women’s soccer vs. Jamaica
Canada’s women’s soccer team will take on Jamaica in September in a two-game series with a place for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Canada, the reigning Olympic champion, travels to Kingston, Jamaica, for the opening game on September 22 and will host the second leg in Toronto four days later.
The winner of the cumulative goal series will advance to the Olympic tournament.
Canada and Jamaica qualified for this qualifying phase by finishing second and third respectively in last summer’s CONCACAF W Championship.
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Canada defeated Jamaica 3-0 in the semi-finals of that tournament before losing 1-0 to the United States in the final.
The Canadians defeated Sweden (1-1, 3-2 penalties) at the Tokyo Games to claim their first gold medal after bronze at the previous two Olympics.
Canada will next play at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which begins July 20 in Australia and New Zealand. Canada opens competition against Nigeria on the opening day of the tournament.
