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CTV News
19 hours ago
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- CTV News
Sudbury, Ont., soccer star earns spot on Olympic team
Sudbury's own Cloé Lacasse talks with Ian Campbell about getting ready to compete in Paris on the Canadian Women's Olympic Soccer Team. Sudbury athlete Cloé Lacasse will represent Canada in the Paris 2024 Olympic Women's Football Tournament. Canada Soccer and the Canadian Olympic Committee made the formal announcement on Canada Day. Lacasse, 30, is among the 18 players and four alternates named to the team. Canada qualified for the Olympic Games in September 2023 by defeating Jamaica across a two-match series in the 2023 Concacaf W Olympic Play-In. The Sudbury native will make her Olympic debut. The bilingual Lacasse grew up participating in soccer, Taekwondo (she's a black belt), volleyball and cross-country running, according to her official Olympic bio. 'She was five years old when she started playing soccer in Sudbury (the purple Timbits),' her bio said. Lacasse represented Canada at the FIFA World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023. She also won a Concacaf silver medal with Canada in 2022 when the event was held in Mexico. She was 18 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2012 with coach Andrew Olivieri. She was 28 years old when she made her debut for Canada on Nov. 27, 2021, and scored her first international 'A' goal on Oct. 6, 2022. Canada has successfully reached the knockout stage in all four of their previous appearances at the Olympic Games, securing two bronze medals at London 2012 and Rio 2016, and gold at Tokyo 2020. Canada is the only nation to have reached the podium in women's soccer at each of the last three Olympic Games. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games soccer tournament will feature 12 participating nations divided into three groups. The top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout rounds, which include the quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place match, and final. The Olympic soccer tournament will take place from July 24 to Aug. 10 and will be held in several iconic cities in France.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Hutton scores her first goal for USWNT vs. Canada
Claire Hutton heads a corner kick into the back of the net to record her first international goal and put USWNT ahead 2-0 vs. Canada.
Globe and Mail
2 days ago
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- Globe and Mail
Applications for first World Cup ticket draw will open Sept. 10, FIFA says
Soccer fans looking to take in the 2026 World Cup will be able to apply for FIFA's first ticket draw starting Sept. 10, soccer's world governing body announced Tuesday in a release. FIFA did not say when the draw would take place for the tournament in Canada, the United States and Mexico, but said tickets would be released in phases. FIFA said ticket releases will continue up to the tournament final on July 19, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J., but did not detail how many chances to buy will occur or what the phases will entail. The organization did encourage fans to register interest on its website ( A FIFA ID will be required to participate in the draws. World Cup tickets are already available for Canadians willing to pay a premium through deluxe packages, provided by On Location, FIFA's official tournament hospitality partner. They start at $2,500 for a single-game package. Additionally, Canada Soccer is expected to unveil its revamped Canada Red program at the end of July, with membership tiers – ranging from free to $5,000 a year – offering access to a ticket lottery for Canadian matches. The more expensive the membership, the better the odds of getting a ticket. The 2026 World Cup kicks off June 11 in Mexico City. The expanded 48-team competition features 13 games each in Canada and Mexico and the remaining 78 in the U.S. The 28th-ranked Canadian men will open June 12 at Toronto's BMO Field before shifting to Vancouver for their remaining group games June 18 and 24 at B.C. Place Stadium.
CTV News
2 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
FIFA says applications for first World Cup ticket draw will open Sept. 10
Argentina's Lionel Messi hoists the FIFA World Cup trophy during a celebration ceremony for local fans after an international friendly soccer match against Panama at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) TORONTO — Soccer fans looking to take in the 2026 World Cup will be able to apply for FIFA's first ticket draw starting Sept. 10, soccer's world governing body announced Tuesday in a release. FIFA did not say when the draw would take place for the tournament in Canada, the United States and Mexico, but said tickets would be released in phases. FIFA said ticket releases will continue up to the tournament final on July 19, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J., but did not detail how many chances to buy will occur or what the phases will entail. The organization did encourage fans to register interest on its website ( A FIFA ID will be required to participate in the draws. World Cup tickets are already available for Canadians willing to pay a premium through deluxe packages, provided by On Location, FIFA's official tournament hospitality partner. They start at $2,500 for a single-game package. Additionally, Canada Soccer is expected to unveil its revamped Canada Red program at the end of July, with membership tiers — ranging from free to $5,000 a year — offering access to a ticket lottery for Canadian matches. The more expensive the membership, the better the odds of getting a ticket. The 2026 World Cup kicks off June 11 in Mexico City. The expanded 48-team competition features 13 games each in Canada and Mexico and the remaining 78 in the U.S. The 28th-ranked Canadian men will open June 12 at Toronto's BMO Field before shifting to Vancouver for their remaining group games June 18 and 24 at B.C. Place Stadium. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2025. The Canadian Press
CBC
2 days ago
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- CBC
FIFA says applications for 1st World Cup ticket draw will open Sept. 10
Social Sharing Soccer fans looking to take in the 2026 World Cup will be able to apply for FIFA's first ticket draw starting Sept. 10, soccer's world governing body announced Tuesday in a release. FIFA did not say when the draw would take place for the tournament in Canada, the United States and Mexico, but said tickets would be released in phases. FIFA said ticket releases will continue up to the tournament final on July 19, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J., but did not detail how many chances to buy will occur or what the phases will entail. The organization did encourage fans to register interest on its website ( A FIFA ID will be required to participate in the draws. World Cup tickets are already available for Canadians willing to pay a premium through deluxe packages, provided by On Location, FIFA's official tournament hospitality partner. They start at $2,500 for a single-game package. WATCH | CBC Sports analyst Chris Jones examines World Cup impact: Waiting for the World Cup 1 month ago With the 2026 World Cup now one year away, CBC Sports' Chris Jones examines it's impact and what it will mean to Canada in this video essay. Additionally, Canada Soccer is expected to unveil its revamped Canada Red program at the end of July, with different membership levels offering access to a lottery for Canadian game tickets. The 2026 World Cup kicks off June 11 in Mexico City. The expanded 48-team competition features 13 games each in Canada and Mexico and the remaining 78 in the U.S. The 28th-ranked Canadian men will open June 12 at Toronto's BMO Field before shifting to Vancouver for their remaining group games June 18 and 24 at B.C. Place Stadium.
