Canada U-17 women to face the U.S., Costa Rica, Bermuda at CONCACAF tournament

MIAMI — Canada has been drawn in a group with three-time defending champion U.S., Costa Rica and Bermuda at the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship.

The regional championship, which runs April 19-29 in Nicaragua, will qualify three teams to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay in November.

Canada opens April 20 against Bermuda before facing Costa Rica on April 22 and the U.S. on April 24.

After round-robin play, the top two finishers in each of the two groups will cross over for the semifinals with the winners of those games plus the winner of the third-place match advancing to the world championship.