Canada Set to Face the Heat Against England in Quarter-Final Challenge

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Published: June 27, 2015

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The last of the four Women's World Cup quarter-finals will be played at BC Place in Vancouver on Saturday night, and it pits two British managers on the verge of bringing international success to their respective teams. John Herdman—born in County Durham, England—has the added pressure of leading the host nation toward World Cup glory.

Many football tournaments benefit from the host nation advancing to the latter stages. The success of South Korea back in 2002 made that year's FIFA World Cup a competition to remember, and if Canada can go all the way, the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup will live in the memory of fans for a very long time.

Mark Sampson’s England side stand in the way of Canada's path to the semi-finals, and the Canucks know they will have to raise their game if they are to be successful.

“England are a very good team, and I know my team loves rising to those sort of challenges. It’s going to be great,” Herdman told the Globe and Mail.

The pressure remains, “but it just feels different,” he added.

It’s almost like you can see the summit, you can actually see it now. And the players have got an absolute focus that it’s not falling off the cliff anymore, if you know what I’m saying. You’re not looking to fall off the cliff. It’s about there it is, we’ve got to get there and you’ve got to push through that and do anything it takes to do it.

Despite remaining undefeated so far, Canada have not overly impressed. It took a controversial 92nd-minute penalty from Christine Sinclair to beat China in the opening game, then draws against New Zealand and the Netherlands meant Herdman’s side squeezed through their group in first place.

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