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Sophie Schmidt tested in defence as Canada warms up for Women's World Cup Article Image 0 , The Canadian PressThe 30-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., lined up on the left of a back three with Kadeisha Buchanan and Rebecca Quinn in the fifth-ranked Canadians' 0-0 draw with No. 22 Iceland. Shelina Zadorsky came in for Quinn in the subsequent 1-0 win over No. 20 Scotland.
The 23-year-old Buchanan, who already has 84 caps, anchors the Canada defence. A two-time Canadian Player of the Year, Buchanan plays club soccer for French powerhouse Olympique Lyonnais. Schmidt says she isn't sure whether the positional switch is permanent or whether coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller is just looking for options ahead of this summer's World Cup in France. The move to a back three allows Heiner-Moller to utilize Janine Beckie and Ashley Lawrence at wingback.It's just one of many recent changes for the veteran of 179 internationals.
"We've come a long way since then, but Sweden will definitely cause us a lot more problems than both Iceland and Scotland did. We need to be prepared for that. We're going to have to just sharpen up defensively and then make the most of our chances in front of net because we're not going to have as many as we have had the past two games."
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