Women’s World Cup hosts Canada will look to book their place in the knockout stages on Thursday with a second group stage victory. They were reliant on a late penalty to see off China in the tournament opener last weekend, though New Zealand will likely prove to be less stubborn opponents. They suffered a narrow defeat to World Cup debutantes the Netherlands in their first match.
Canada vs. New Zealand 2015 live stream: How to watch the Women’s World Cup online
Canada will look to maintain their perfect start to the Women’s World Cup against New Zealand on Thursday.
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Even so, the Canadians will doubtless be looking for an improved performance after a match in which they were stifled by China’s disciplined defense. Coach John Herdman is anticipating New Zealand to approach the game more ambitiously than their Chinese counterparts, which could leave gaps at the back for Canada’s attackers to exploit.
This is the third time that New Zealand have visited the World Cup, and they’ve only picked up one point in a combined total of 10 group stage games. They’ve struggled to convert their regional domination into a global one, despite the best efforts of players like record goalscorer Amber Hearn, who Canada will have to pay close attention to in this match.
Match Date/Time: Saturday, 9 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. local
TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. -- English), RDS, TSN2, CTV (Canada), BBC Red Button (U.K.), Sky Sport 2 (New Zealand)
Online
U.S.: If your TV provider has Fox Sports 1, you can catch the game for free on Fox Sports Go, assuming they give you access to the service. There's also Fox Soccer 2 Go, a paid service that requires no TV subscription. An online Spanish language option is provided by Telemundo's streaming service.
United Kingdom: BBC Sport Online
New Zealand: Sky Go
Listings via Live Soccer TV.
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