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Meg is joined by Canadian and Portland Thorns forward Janine Beckie — currently rehabbing her ACL injury — to preview Canada’s World Cup — including their journey through the best and most interesting group, alongside hosts Australia, plus the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria. Thoughts on the preliminary roster from Bev Priestman, the lack of a send-off match for the team ahead of the tournament, plus FIFA’s increased investment in the women’s game.

Here’s more on Canada’s preliminary roster from Steph Yang: https://theathletic.com/4593326/2023/06/08/canada-preliminary-world-cup-roster/

You can follow all our 2023 World Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/football/womens-world-cup-soccer/

Read all of The Athletic’s Journey to the Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/tag/the-journey-to-the-cup/

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