Small Qualifies for 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with Canada’s National Team
3/12/2022 7:34:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Freshman midfielder Nikayla Small of the Wake Forest women's soccer team has qualified with Canada's Women's National Team for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Puerto Rico.
The result gave Canada a third place finish at the Concacaf U-20 Women's Championship. The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will be played from August 10 to 28 in Costa Rica.
The top three teams at the CONCACAF championship join host Costa Rica in representing North and Central America and the Caribbean at the U-20 World Cup in August.
Small and the Candian's had outscored its opposition 30-0 in winning five straight at the tournament prior to running into the semifinals vs Mexico where they fell, 0-2.
Small previously was named one of 26 players to join Canadian Women's National Team on their Celebration Tour, Canada's start for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 and Olympic Games 2024 in Paris.
A native of Pickering, Canada, Small was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI Second Team and finished the season ranked as the No. 16-ranked freshman in the nation. She finished the season with seven points on five assists and one goal to help lead the Deacs to one of the best seasons since 2011 and a No. 25 ranking in the latest TopDrawerSoccer poll.
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The result gave Canada a third place finish at the Concacaf U-20 Women's Championship. The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will be played from August 10 to 28 in Costa Rica.
The top three teams at the CONCACAF championship join host Costa Rica in representing North and Central America and the Caribbean at the U-20 World Cup in August.
Small and the Candian's had outscored its opposition 30-0 in winning five straight at the tournament prior to running into the semifinals vs Mexico where they fell, 0-2.
Small previously was named one of 26 players to join Canadian Women's National Team on their Celebration Tour, Canada's start for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 and Olympic Games 2024 in Paris.
A native of Pickering, Canada, Small was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI Second Team and finished the season ranked as the No. 16-ranked freshman in the nation. She finished the season with seven points on five assists and one goal to help lead the Deacs to one of the best seasons since 2011 and a No. 25 ranking in the latest TopDrawerSoccer poll.
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