Canada in ‘easy group’

MONTREAL — Canada is sitting pretty ahead of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Canada was placed in one of the easiest groups during Saturday’s live televised draw.

The eighth-ranked Canadians will face North Korea (ranked No. 4), Ghana (No. 19) and Finland (No. 26) in the group stage.

“We definitely didn’t expect an easy group,” Canadian U-20 coach Andrew Olivieri said. “We were anxious. It’s a great group.”