EDMONTON

Seven games to be played in Edmonton during the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014

Julia Parrish CTV Edmonton
Published Tuesday, August 6, 2013 12:54PM MDT Last Updated Tuesday, August 6, 2013 12:56PM MDT

Canada's Christine Sinclair (12) celebrates her team's 3-1 win over Mexico with teammates Melissa Tancredi (14) and Brittany Timko (17) following CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifying soccer action at B.C. Place in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

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Edmonton officials announced Tuesday that seven soccer games will be held on local soccer pitches in August, 2014 as part of the U-20 Women’s World Cup.

The tournament, which will run between August 5 and 24, 2014, is set to include 32 matches with 16 international teams.

The other games will be held in the three other host cities, Moncton, Montreal, and Toronto.

One of the seven games to be held in Edmonton will a quarter-final match, all of them held over four days of competition.

Those seven games will take place a year ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada – when Edmonton will host a total of 11 games, including the opening match, the bronze medal game, a semi-final, quarter-finals and group matches.

More information on both competitions can be found on websites for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015.