The U.S. Women’s National Team will play Canada twice in July, facing its familiar foe on Sunday, July 19, at Rochester Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, N.Y., and then again three days later on Wednesday, July 22, at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C. The local McDonald's Co-op group is a sponsor for the women's international friendly match in Charleston and has asked Lowcountry Soccer to assist them with finding a group of young soccer players to be escorts for the national team players of the two countries.

The matches mark the first meetings between the teams since Natasha Kai scored an overtime game-winner in a 2-1 quarterfinal victory for the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics in Shanghai, China, on Aug. 15, 2008. Coming off the gold medal triumph at the 2008 Olympics, second-year head coach Pia Sundhage will use these matches to help evaluate the top U.S. players, all of whom are currently playing in Women's Professional Soccer, as she continues to mold a team for qualifying for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.

For some lucky young soccer players ages 7-9, the game represents a special moment in their lives. As is the tradition in most international matches, there will be 22 young boys and girls escorting the starting players from the two national teams onto the field for the national anthems. In addition to the children of families that work for McDonald's there will be 14 players representing (9) different soccer clubs that participate in the Lower State Youth Soccer Association leagues.

They are: Lucy Bailey (Charleston United SC), Elizabeth Jaskwhich (Daniel Island SA), Gavin Campbell (Goose Creek United), Reeves Rhodes (Hampton-Varnville United), Emma Sherman/Avery Alea (James Island YSA),  Natalie Aversano/Gwen Conway/Jonny Bott (Mt. Pleasant SC), Kearney Suder/Jenna Waddle (North Area SA), Hector Carmona/Ann Carolina Shields (Summerville SC), Colin Thomas (Walterboro SC).