Canada sets lofty women’s soccer goals of World Cup victory and Olympic gold
VANCOUVER — They have won back-to-back Olympic bronze medals but the Canadian women’s soccer team wants to raise the bar of success.
The team’s goal over the next four years is to win both a FIFA Women’s World Cup and an Olympic gold medal, plus be ranked No. 1 in the world.
Head coach John Herdman agrees it’s a lofty goal, but the natural progression for the team.
“That’s what you have to push for with this group now,” Herdman said at a news conference Friday. “What else is there left to do?