Canada and China will face off Saturday June 6th to kickoff the 2015 Women's World Cup in Edmonton. Both teams are in the same division, along with the Netherlands and New Zealand.

CANADA

Head Coach: John Herdman
FIFA World Ranking: 8
How They Qualified: Host Nation
Previous World Cups: 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011
World Cup Best Finish: Fourth-place (2003)
2011 World Cup: Eliminated in the group stage

Four years ago, Canada headed to the World Cup as a favorite dark horse pick to go deep into the tournament. That all changed when a flying elbow broke the nose of star striker Christine Sinclair in the opening game against Germany. In true hockey fashion, Sinclair carried on and even scored a late Canada goal in the 2-1 loss but she struggled the rest of the way -- and so did Canada, who was eliminated in the group stage. A year later at the London Olympic Games, led by new head coach John Herdman, Canada won the bronze medal. Herdman will rely on many of his Olympic team players this summer, including Sinclair, striker Jonelle Filigno, and veteran defender Rhian Wilkinson as well as youngster Desiree Scott at the back. Canada will have a significant home-field advantage, having the backing of a passionate fan base and the most experience of any team on the artificial turf surface.

CHINA

Head Coach: Hao Wei
FIFA World Ranking: 16
Nickname: Steel Roses
How They Qualified: Third-place, 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
Leading Goal Scorer (WCQ): Yang Li (6 goals)
Previous World Cups: 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
World Cup Best Finish: Runners-up (1999)
2011 World Cup: Did not qualify

During the 1990s, China was one of the dominant powers in women's soccer, but didn't manage to qualify for the World Cup four years ago. The Steel Roses return to the big stage with a young team trying to reestablish China as a top 10 team. Hao Wei was named head coach in the wake of China failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. He led China to a third-place finish at the 2014 Asian Cup to clinch a berth in Canada. China's strength is on offense, where Yang Li is the main strike threat, scoring six goals at the Asian Cup (tied for the tournament-best.) She teams up well with Xu Yanlu, nicknamed "Little Messi" by her teammates for her speed, ball control, and even her hair.