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The 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup has begun, and Canada’s team includes four players from BC. According to FIFA, Canada is in Group C, alongside Brazil, Norway, and Ghana, with players born in either 2009 or 2010 eligible for the team, according to Soccer Canada.
Adrianna Giese, a defender, is from Burnaby, and has most recently appeared for Canada’s U-17 team at the Four Nations Cup in the US.
“I fell in love with soccer when I was four and it's remained my passion ever since,” Giese said, according to NCSA Sports.
Lacey Kindel, Brooklyn Boldt, and Hanjarat Boora are all forwards from BC.
Kindel is from Coquitlam, and both of her parents played on Canada’s senior national teams. She was named most valuable player of the BC Premier League (BCPL) in 2026, and in the same year, she became the youngest player to appear in a Northern Super League match while playing for Vancouver Rise, according to CTV News. Since then, she’s started playing soccer in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the Michigan State Spartans.
Boldt is from South Surrey, and scored 14 goals in the BCPL in 2026. She has committed to play collegiate soccer with the University of Wisconsin in 2027, according to Soccer Canada.
Boora, who is from Surrey, has been called to represent Canada for the first time. She scored four goals for the Vancouver Rise Academy in 14 BCPL matches.
Canada qualified for this year’s cup because they won their group matches in the CONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers. Canada's first match in the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Morocco was on Oct. 18.
Canada played Brazil and lost with two goals to six. The first goal was scored by Reed Tingly in the fourth minute of the game. The ball was kicked from the corner to Elizabeth Proulx, with a header to Tingly, who scored the goal. According to CONCACAF, in the past five editions of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Tingly’s goal was Canada’s second-fastest. The second goal of the match was scored by Chloe Scicchitano, in the 50th minute.
Canada’s U-17 team also had a match on Oct. 21 against Norway, again in the Mohammed VI Football Complex. They defeated Norway three goals to two. Tingly scored another early goal, this time in the 15th minute. She then went on to score again in the 32nd minute, off a penalty shot. Canada’s last goal in the match came from Adalyn Fairweather in the 65th minute.
As of publication, the team’s most recent match was against Ghana on Oct. 24, where they lost with zero goals to two. FIFA says Brazil finished first in Group C, and Ghana secured their place in the Round of 16 after their victory against Canada. In the meantime, Canada will wait to see if they can join the Round of 16 by placing in the top four third-placed teams in the tournament.