Friendly with Brazil a good test for Canada

Canada coach Kenneth HeinerMoller has summoned a blend of experience and youth for a Sept. 2 soccer friendly with Brazil in Ottawa in advance of the October CONCACAF Women’s Championship. Captain Christine Sinclair is set to earn her 269th cap at TD Place in a rematch of the 2016 Olympic bronze-medal game won 2-1 by Canada. The 35-year-old Sinclair joins 30plus players Stephanie Labbe, Erin McLeod, Diana Matheson, Sophie Schmidt and Desiree Scott on the 23-woman roster. The six veterans have 934 caps between them. The Canadian roster features 15 of the 18 who faced Brazil in 2016. Canada is ranked fifth in the world, while Brazil is No. 7. Heiner-Moller is using the Brazil games to assess his roster ahead of the Oct. 4-17 CONCACAF Championship, a World Cup qualifier.