Canadian coach John Herdman fine-tunes team with 100 days to Women’s World Cup

canada.com ^ | February 25, 2015 | The Canadian Press

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...Veteran goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc, who has more than 100 caps for her country, is looking to inspire a nation again in what will be her fifth World Cup.

With 100 days left, she is buzzing.

“For us it’s that excitement,” said the 34-year-old from Maple Ridge, B.C., who will likely join Stephanie Labbe in backing up Erin McLeod. “It’s coming, it’s closer. This is what we’ve been waiting for, this is what we’ve been dreaming about.

“As a child you dream of playing in an Olympic Games or a World Cup. But you never really dream of it being in your home country. So it’s something that we’re embracing. People talk about pressure but, to us, it’s an opportunity to really make this country see the women’s game, see the sport that we love and have a passion for. And for us, it’s an honour. We’ll get to do it in front of our friends and family, but also the nation that we represent. And that’s what we’ve been looking forward to.

“A hundred days, in one sense it can’t come sooner. But in another sense it’s great because that means 100 days more hard work we get to put in to being the best version of ourselves.”

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26 February will mark 100 days “To a Greater Goal™” at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™, with celebrations from coast to coast in the six Host Cities of Vancouver, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Ottawa, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Moncton, New Brunswick.

To celebrate this milestone, a range of facts, clips, interviews and documents have been put together to give fans a taste of what they can look forward to in the lead-up to and during the event.

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100 DAYS TO GO - FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™

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Only Four days to go until March!


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