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The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup is set to get underway in a few days’ time. For those new to the game, as they say, you can’t tell the players without a program — so here’s the Team Canada roster, including social media info for your tweeting pleasure.

Team Canada, the host team of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada. — Team Canada, the host team of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.

#	Pos	Name	Age	Twitter	Recent photo
9	F	Josée Bélanger	29	@joseebelanger9	Team Canada forward Josée Bélanger moves the ball upfield during an international friendly. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
3	D	Kadeisha Buchanan	19	@keishaballa	Kadeisha Buchanan communicates with her teammates during international friendly action. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
15	D	Allysha Chapman	26	@allyshachapman	Team Canada defender Allysha Chapman during international friendly action. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
16	F	Jonelle Filigno	24	@JFiligno	Forward Jonelle Filigno in her official Team Canada portrait. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
17	M	Jessie Fleming	17	@_jessiefleming	Team Canada midfielder Jessie Fleming during international friendly action against England earlier in 2015. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
5	D	Robyn Gayle	29	@RobynGayle5	Team Canada defender Robyn Gayle moves the ball upfield during international friendly action against Sweden. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
18	M	Selenia Iacchelli	28	@syacc	Team Canada midfielder Selenia Iacchelli takes stock of the situation during training for the 2015 Women's World Cup. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
6	M	Kaylyn Kyle	26	@KaylynKyle	Team Canada midfielder Kaylyn Kyle in international friendly action against England in May 2015. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
21	GK	Stephanie Labbé	28	@stephlabbe1	Keeper Stephanie Labbé leaps for a ball during Team Canada training in Germany. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
22	M	Ashley Lawrence	19	@A_Lawrence99	Team Canada midfielder Ashley Lawrence lays her right foot into the ball during an international friendly against England. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
23	GK	Karina LeBlanc	35	@karinaleblanc	Keeper Karina Leblanc blocks a shot during Team Canada training. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
19	F	Adriana Leon	22	@LeonAdriana9	Team Canada forward Adriana Leon pushes upfield during international friendly action. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
8	M	Diana Matheson	31	@dmatheson8	Team Canada midfielder Diana Matheson scoots along the flank during international friendly action against Germany. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
1	GK	Erin McLeod	32	@erinmcleod18	Keeper Erin McLeod in her official Team Canada portrait. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
4	D	Carmelina Moscato	31	@cmoscato4	Team Canada defender Carmelina Moscato looks to clear a ball during an international friendly against the USA. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
20	D	Marie-Eve Nault	33	@menault20	Team Canada defender Marie-Eve Nault pushes the ball upfield during international friendly action against Italy. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
13	M	Sophie Schmidt	26	@sophieschmidt13	Team Canada midfielder Sophie Schmidt crosses the ball during international friendly action against the Republic of Ireland. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
11	M	Desiree Scott	27	@MsDScott11	Team Canada midfielder Desiree Scott steals the ball during international friendly action against the USA. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
10	D	Lauren Sesselmann	31	@lsesselmann	Team Canada defender Lauren Sesselmann keeps position during an international friendly against France. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
12	F	Christine Sinclair	31	@sincy12	Team Canada striker Christine Sinclair closes in on yet another scoring opportunity during an international friendly against South Korea. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
14	F	Melissa Tancredi	33	@MelTancredi14	Canadian forward Melissa Tancredi chests down a forward ball during an international friendly against Japan. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
7	D	Rhian Wilkinson	33	@rhirhi8	Team Canada defender Rhian Wilkinson directs traffic prior to a throw-in during an international friendly. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.
2	D	Emily Zurrer	27	@emme_z	Team Canada defender Emily Zurrer tracks down a ball during an international friendly against Germany. Photo courtesy of Soccer Canada.

Two days into the 2014 World Cup, and we’ve already been treated to some outstanding two-goal performances — most noticeably from Arjen Robben and Robin Van Persie in a 5–1 thrashing of the defending champion Spaniards. (Not to take anything away from the star player on the host team, but Neymar’s pair on opening day came on a mediocre grasscutter from distance and an awful penalty call.) But no matter how many acrobatic headers RVP knocked in, or how many impressive runs Robben put together, the most impressive brace came from Mexican youngster Giovani dos Santos — and neither goal was allowed.

Giovanni dos Santos (circled) was called offside twice to negate two goals in the first half against Cameroon. Image cribbed from ESPN. — Giovanni dos Santos (circled) was called offside twice to negate two goals in the first half against Cameroon. The Cameroonian defender is clearly back when the ball is struck; the linesman is visible at the bottom of the screen, in perfect position to… miss the call? Image cribbed from ESPN.

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