Photo: Canada Soccer by Mélanie Antoine
The Canadian 23 are set.
On Sunday, Canada’s coach Bev Priestman named three goalkeepers, seven defenders, five midfielders, and eight forwards to her squad for the upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Leading the line is, of course, captain Christine Sinclair, who is back for her sixth World Cup at age 40. Along with Sinclair, six others were named to the squad with two or more World Cups already under their belts: Sophie Schmidt with four prior appearances, and Allysha Chapman, Kadeisha Buchanan, Adriana Leon, Jessie Fleming, and Ashley Lawrence, all with two prior appearances.
One player very noticeably missing from the list of veterans on the squad is Desiree Scott, who underwent surgery for a knee injury in December. Scott has been racing against time to return to the pitch post-surgery, but ultimately could not complete the comeback. She has not featured for the Kansas City Current in 2023.
Speaking during TSN’s hour-long roster reveal show, Priestman noted that Scott’s…
