Despite winning its group and tying Mexico in regulation play of the semifinal, Canada’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup aspirations came to an end against Haiti on Sunday as the Caribbean nation topped Canada 1-0 in the third place match of the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship.
“We’re obviously really disappointed not to qualify for France, especially in that there is an expectation for Canada to qualify in CONCACAF tournaments,” said Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer Women’s U-20 Head Coach and Women’s National EXCEL Director U-15-U-23 after the match. “These players will learn from this. It’s a very young group, and many of them will go on to the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship in April, so this tournament will bring massive experience for them that can only help propel them through the U-17 qualification process and later in their careers.