Nebraska's World Cup Participants

Beginning in 1991, the best women's soccer players in the world have battled for the Women's World Cup every four years in front of hundreds of thousands of soccer fans in stadiums across the world. Nine former Nebraska players have gone on to represent their country in the Women's World Cup.

Canada has qualified for World Cup competition in 1999, 2003 and 2007, thanks in large part to former Huskers filling the Canadian roster. Below is a list of former Nebraska players that have participated in the World Cup for Canada, including a description of how they faired.

Husker World Cup Participants

  

Player	Position	Team	Years
Sasha Andrews	Defender	Canada	2003
Tanya Dennis	Defender	Canada	2003, 2007
Tanya Franck	Defender	Canada	1999
Christine Latham	Forward	Canada	2003
Karina LeBlanc	Goalkeeper	Canada	1999, 2003, 2007
Isabelle Morneau	Defender	Canada	1995, 1999, 2003
Sharolta Nonen	Defender	Canada	1999, 2003
Brittany Timko	Midfielder	Canada	2003, 2007
Amy Walsh	Midfielder	Canada	1999, 2007

2007 Women's World Cup - Blog
Four former Nebraska greats added their talent to the Canadian National Team for the 2007 Women's World Cup. Brittany Timko, Tanya Dennis, Amy Walsh and Karina LeBlanc continued their careers with the team.

Canada, seeded in Group C, began the group stage with a 2-1 loss to Norway on Sept. 12 in Hangzhou, China. Canada rebounded with a 4-0 victory over Ghana on Sept. 15. Their final match with Australia was pushed back a day due to typhoon Wipha, but Canada could not capitalize on the extra rest as they tied 2-2 and missed qualifying for the second round by one point.

2003 Women's World Cup
Seven former Huskers saw action on the pitch for Canada in its fourth-place finish at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Canadian's best finish in history.

Brittany Timko played all 540 minutes in six contests of the World Cup and notched one assist in the tournament, while former Husker All-American Christine Latham was responsible for three of Canada's 10 goals during the tournament, including two goals in a 3-0 win over Argentina. Tanya Dennis played 450 minutes in the back in the first five games before suffering a concussion.

Making repeat appearances on the Canada World Cup squad in 2003 were All-America defenders Sharolta Nonen and Isabelle Morneau, and All-America goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc. Breanna Boyd made the original roster, but did not compete because of an injury.

1999 Women's World Cup
All-America defenders Sharolta Nonen and Isabelle Morneau, All-Big 12 midfielder Amy Walsh and All-Big 12 defender Tanya Franck earned spots in Canada's starting lineup, while All-American Karina LeBlanc played a key role as a reserve on a talented Canadian squad.

In addition to the Huskers on the field, Nebraska Head Coach John Walker represented the Huskers on the sideline as an assistant coach with the Canadian National Team.