{"id":9280,"date":"2023-07-19T06:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9280"},"modified":"2023-07-19T08:06:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T12:06:55","slug":"canadas-captain-christine-sinclair-looking-to-have-fun-at-2023-fifa-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/canadas-captain-christine-sinclair-looking-to-have-fun-at-2023-fifa-womens-world-cup","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Captain Christine Sinclair Looking To Have Fun At 2023 FIFA WWC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/christine-sinclair-celebrates-after-scoring-her-185th-international-goal-on-wednesday-in-a-match-against-St.-Kitts-at-the-concacaf-olympic-qualifying-tournament-in-edinburg-texas..jpg\" alt=\"Christine Sinclair\" class=\"wp-image-7201\" width=\"285\" height=\"188\" title=\"Canada\u2019s Captain Christine Sinclair Looking To Have Fun At 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Christine Sinclair will lead Canada as she plays her 6<sup>th<\/sup> FIFA World Cup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 40 year old Captain says her goal is to have fun throughout the tournament<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada will open their campaign against Nigeria on 20 July<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Football fans around the world will tune into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/soccer\"><strong>2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup<\/strong><\/a> that is taking place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 32 nations will participate in this expanded World Cup where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/usa-wins-fifa-womens-world-cup-for-fourth-time\">United States are the defending champions<\/a> and <strong>Canada are the current Olympic champions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"christine-sinclair-will-focus-on-having-fun\"><strong>Christine Sinclair Will Focus On Having Fun&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/team-canada-names-strong-squad-ahead-of-fifa-womens-world-cup-2023\">Team Canada<\/a> will be captained by veteran player <strong>Christine Sinclair<\/strong> who will be playing her 6<sup>th<\/sup> World Cup and likely her last FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 40 year old is highly respected in Canada\u2019s dressing room and rightly so as she is the <strong>number one all-time time scorer in history with 190 goals in 323 appearances<\/strong>. Sinclair is no longer guaranteed to play the full 90 minutes in each game but her leadership and experience is invaluable for Team Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Unfinished Business&quot; | The Summit \ud83c\udfd4 | Christine Sinclair | CANWNT x CIBC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w8rgqQXYYI8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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. 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