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Huitema, Grosso called up to Canada for friendly vs. France

Jordyn Huitema and Julia Grosso from the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Super REX Centre have been called up to the Canadian women’s national for their April 9 friendly vs. France.

Huitema, 16, and Grosso, 17, are the two youngest players on the roster.

The match pits the world’s fourth-ranked Canada against fifth-ranked France at Roazhan Park, one of the nine venues for next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™.

As Canada prepares for this October’s qualification phase to the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™, they are using each match of 2018 to prepare for both the Concacaf Women’s Championship and next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup™.