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Coach Casey Stoney wants Canada to finish off more scoring chances when they face Denmark in their rematch of international women’s soccer on Monday afternoon.
The ninth-ranked Canadians will host 12th-ranked Denmark at Toronto’s BMO Field. Olivia Smith’s late equalizer earned the teams a 1-1 draw in the first of two friendlies in Montreal on Friday.
“It was a good game, we created good chances,” Stoney said after Friday’s match. “We’ve got to be more clinical. I feel like a broken record saying that, but we’re doing it.”
Canada controlled play for most of the match, holding 69 percent of the possession and holding a 21-9 advantage in shot attempts (6-6 on goal), while Denmark sat back to strike on the counter-attack. The hosts did not break through until Smith’s left-footed shot was saved in the 84th minute.
Stoney hopes his players will show more patience instead of forcing their final third Monday games into the penalty box.
“When we absolutely didn’t need to, when we didn’t have enough numbers in the box, we passed the ball and just went into poor quality areas,” said the England native. “We have to play around, take them out, wait for the right moments to put people in and maybe shoot a little more from distance.”
“It’s the last third where we really, really have to improve because we’ve gone in there a couple of times and it’s like (let’s go) as far as execution or decision-making or the end product, so that’s what we’ll focus on going into Monday.”
Stoney is still looking for his first win against a top-15 opponent since taking over as Canada’s head coach in January 2025.
Denmark’s matches serve as a measuring stick ahead of Canada’s Nov. 28 quarter-final against No. 54 Panama at both the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil and the CONCACAF W Championship, a qualifier for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Denmark qualified for this summer’s World Cup by beating Sweden, Serbia and Italy in their UEFA qualifying groups.
Canada holds a 3-3-1 all-time record against the Danes heading into Monday’s matchup.
“We’re going to win. We want to win,” Canadian midfielder Marie-Yasmine Alidou said. “It’s good preparation for us and more so because it’s a top team.”
Left back Allysha Chapman was expected to make her 100th and final international appearance for Canada.