Archibald, Tye in Germany for U-20 camp

Mya Archibald is on a twoweek European trip but it’s all business.

The Fall River teen, a talented fullback for Canada Soccer’s under-20 squad, has travelled to Verl, Germany with the national team to play in a series of two international matches against the United States and host Germany. The 10-day camp, which began on Monday, will serve as preparation for this summer’s FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024.

“This project has a couple of objectives,” Canada U-20 head coach Cindy Tye of Halifax said in a news release. “Obviously, it is an important part of our preparations ahead of the World Cup. It also allows us the opportunity to assess new faces in the environment. We are excited to get started and test this group against top competition.”

Archibald, who spent two years with the Whitecaps Women’s Elite Academy Program in Vancouver and is now in her first year at the University of Illinois, is the lone Nova Scotian among the 24 players who travelled overseas with the national team.

She suited for Canada in the 2022 FIFA under-17 women’s World Cup and helped lead her country to a bronze medal at the Concacaf U-17 championship later that year.

Archibald played in seven matches at the Concacaf U-20 championship as Canada qualified for the World Cup, Aug. 31 to Sept. 22 in Bogota, Cali and Medellin.

Canada will face the U.S. on Sunday afternoon and Germany next Tuesday.

The camp marks the first gathering of the national team since the Concacaf U-20 championship last June, when Canada clinched a third-place at the 10-day tournament. Canada’s World Cup qualification marks the team’s ninth appearance in the international tournament’s history.

JENNY BUTLER ■ ILLINI ATHLETICS Fall River’s Mya Archibald, shown here during a University of Illinois game against Marquette on March 23 in Champaign, Ill., is in Germany with Canada Soccer’s under-20 squad for a 10-day camp.