BEAVERTON, Ore. – This summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup may not, like 2015’s, be on home turf for Christine Sinclair, but in some ways, the Portland Thorns FC and Canadian Women's National Team captain may have more optimism about the 2019 finals. Her national team, after all, are on the up.
“We’re going to try and win the thing. Why not?” Sinclair asked Monday, from preseason training with the Thorns. “I think we’re ranked fifth in the world, right now. We’ve had a very successful start to the season.”
Four years ago, Canada was looked at as an almost obligatory World Cup favorite because of their host-nation status.