On the eve of the Final Draw of the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™, to be held on 6 December 2014 at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa, FIFA, the National Organising Committee and the Canadian women's national team spoke about their excitement ahead of tomorrow's Final Draw for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015.

FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke also provided several organisational updates that will be implemented at the tournament, including the use of goal-line technology. FIFA.com has highlighted some of the quotes from all of the members at the pre-Draw press conference:

*Jérôme Valcke, FIFA Secretary General:

*"Welcome everyone, and welcome to the 24 teams for an important event, which is amazing it will take place on 6 December 2014 and I conducted the 2014 FIFA World Cup Draw on 6 December 2013. It was in a different country, it was a World Cup, but again 12 months later we do the same on the same day for the Women's World Cup. We will implement a few new things for this Women's World Cup. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has made a decision to authorise the use of the goal-line technology system. FIFA has decided that for all of the top competitions, we will use GLT. The GLT system will be used in Canada at the Women's World Cup next year in all stadiums. Also, because we have more teams, we will increase the prize money up to USD $15 million instead of $10 million. I'm amazed by the size and scale of the discussion and where we are about the artificial pitch. It's a part of our statutes that artificial pitches can be used as natural grass to make sure we can play football in everywhere around the world. If anyone is saying that the use of the artificial pitch is a question of discrimination, it's nonsense. It has nothing to do with discrimination."

*Lydia Nsekera, chairwoman of the Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup, and member of the FIFA Executive Committee:

*"First and foremost, I'd like to congratulate the 24 nations who qualified for this competition. This is a result of extraordinary work in developing women's football. Every FIFA World Cup is the opportunity to show many people the evolution of the game. The 2015 competition will be fantastic. As the chair of the organisation committee of the FIFA Women's World Cup, with my colleagues, we are working every day to develop football, and particularly women's soccer, not just on the ground, but even also outside the grounds. I'm talking about the coaches, administrators, referees, and women really have assumed so many challenges. I hope that this competition will inspire many young girls around the world."

*Victor Montagliani, Chairman of the National Organising Committee and Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) President:

*"The largest single sporting event for women in the world will kick off in 182 days. We're all anxiously awaiting the results of tomorrow's Official Draw to find out where exactly the 24 countries will be playing their 52 matches over 30 days. Anytime you host a FIFA World Cup in your country you know that it will be a magical opportunity to capture the power of football. Next year's competition is not only the first time that 24 countries will compete in a FIFA Women's World Cup but it will also mark the first time in our country's history that a single sporting event has been hosted from coast-to-coast across five time zones. I know that this country will cheer on their home team, but with our diverse multicultural mosaic in this country, I can guarantee you that all participating countries will have the home field advantage. Canada 2015 will leave a legacy for the game of football as our women's team has a unique power of transcending gender and uniting this country, not only from coast-to-coast, but from little boys to little girls, and to men and to women. We thank FIFA for their ongoing support in hosting this important competition, and we wish all our fellow finalists tomorrow the best of luck in the Official Draw."

*Christine Sinclair, captain of the Canadian women’s national team:*

**"I'm feeling very excited. It's an honour having the world coming to Canada. It's been a long process and finally tomorrow we're going to figure out who we have to start preparing against. It's just a very exciting time to be a woman's football player in this world, and I'm proud of Canada and I can't wait for tomorrow afternoon."

*John Herdman, coach of the Canadian women’s national team:*

**"I just said to her (Christine Sinclair) as we sat here, 'It actually feels real now.' We've been talking about it for two years, preparing behind the scenes. I know the coaches out there had tough qualifying games to get here, so it must seem a little more real for you. For us, we've just been talking and preparing, talking and preparing. I got goosebumps sitting here today, seeing all of the coaches in the room, and you know the people you're going to be battling with. I just want to remind them that this is a beautiful country, so when you bring your teams, make sure you spend as much time as you can relaxing and enjoying the scenery. Don't worry about tactics. They'll take care of themselves! We're getting excited for tomorrow's draw, and we're ready to press forward on all the scouting plans we want to get done to make sure that we make this country proud. That's what we promise. We've done it in 2012, and we're going to do it again in 2015."