Canada’s Captain Christine Sinclair Looking To Have Fun At 2023 FIFA WWC

Summary

• Christine Sinclair will lead Canada as she plays her 6^th FIFA World Cup
• The 40 year old Captain says her goal is to have fun throughout the tournament
• Canada will open their campaign against Nigeria on 20 July

Football fans around the world will tune into the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup that is taking place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20.

A total of 32 nations will participate in this expanded World Cup where the United States are the defending champions and Canada are the current Olympic champions.

Christine Sinclair Will Focus On Having Fun 

When it comes to most team sports, it is the head coach and the captain that sets the mood and intensity for the rest of the players. Team Canada will be captained by veteran player Christine Sinclair who will be playing her 6^th World Cup and likely her last FIFA World Cup.

The 40 year old is highly respected in Canada’s dressing room and rightly so as she is the number one all-time time scorer in history with 190 goals in 323 appearances. Sinclair is no longer guaranteed to play the full 90 minutes in each game but her leadership and experience is invaluable for Team Canada.

Sinclair who is known for being a perfectionist was very transparent with the press, stating that she has made it a habit of putting pressure on herself which leads to a lot of stress. Canada’s captain said her goal for the 2023 FIFA World Cup was to just relax and have fun as that’s when she ends up playing her best! Sinclair also said that this will be the first time that her family will fly down to watch her play!

She said one of her goal’s for this tournament is to create beautiful memories and also prove that Canada is one of the best teams in the world and that winning the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo was not an accident.

Canada coach Bev Priestman was full of praise for Sinclair and said that she is in great flow as the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup commences.

Canada Will Face Nigeria In Opening Game

Canada’s first game will be against Nigeria on July 20 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium and Team Canada are favorites to win their opening game.