Canadian head coach John Herdman selects 18 player squad for the London 2012 Olympics

Canadian head coach John Herdman has announced his squad for the London 2012 Olympic women's football tournament.

Canada qualified for the London 2012 Olympics at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament where they finished runners-up to USA.

Canada's squad includes experienced players with more than 100 international appearances each, Christine Sinclair, Candace Chapman, Diana Matheson, Rhian Wilkinson, Brittany Timko and Karina LeBlanc.

Twelve of Canada's 18 players selected were a part of the Beijing Olympic Women's Football Tournament in 2008. They reached the quarter-final stage only to be knocked out by CONCACAF rival USA.

Canada are in Group F at this year's Olympics and face opponents Japan, Sweden and South Africa. Their opening match is against Japan on Wednesday 25th July 2012, check out the full women's olympic football schedule here.

Canada Women's National Soccer Team Roster for London 2012 Olympics:

Goalkeepers:

Karina LeBlanc

Erin McLeod

Defenders:

Candace Chapman

Carmelina Moscato

Emily Zurrer

Robyn Gayle

Lauren Sesselmann

Chelsea Stewart

Rhian Wilkinson

Midfielders:

Kaylyn Kyle

Diana Matheson

Kelly Parker

Sophie Schmidt

Desiree Scott

Forwards:

Jonelle Filigno

Christine Sinclair

Melissa Tancredi

Brittany Timko

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Permalink Reply by 2xehxtxemyk65 on June 25, 2012 at 21:19

This seems to be a team at its peak. Let´s hope they can do themselves justice and not suffer severe injuries to critical players, as happened in the world cup last year. Opening against Japan can go either way for both sides, and a draw may not be the best outcome.

At the same time, high time to build for the World Cup in 3 years time. That team has got to get to the final and, preferably, win it!

Permalink Reply by Women's Soccer United on June 26, 2012 at 10:14

I haven't been able to find anything confirming his length of contract, but in this article of when he was first appointed head coach they talk of long term plans including the 2015 WWC.

Crystal Michelle House said:

How long is John Herdman signed on for? And is his tenure with the team reliant on performance?