OTTAWA – Edmonton is one of 6 six series across Canada to play host to the 2015 women’s World Cup of soccer.
Edmonton is joined by Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Moncton,N.B. to be named the host cities for the tournament.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter helped make the announcement on Parliament Hill.
Blatter pointed out that Canada has already made history as World Cup host with the tournament set to expand from 16 to 24 countries and from 32 to 52 matches in 2015.
Sixteen teams competed in the 2011 World Cup in Germany.
The World Cup, which will kick off in June 2015, is the largest single sporting event for women.
The Edmonton games will be played at Commonwealth Stadium.
It was not announced which city will play host to the gold medal or playoff games.
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