In its first game after the departure of long-time coach John Herdman, Canada's women's soccer team fell 3-1 to Sweden with new coach, Kenneth Heiner-Moller, on the sidelines. Heiner-Moller, from Denmark, made his debut in Canada's Algarve Cup opener in Portugal on Wednesday, where his team has found success the last two years. On Wednesday, Canada held steady against reigning Olympic silver medallists Sweden in the first half before crumbling in the second. Heiner-Moller has big shoes to fill, as Herdman leaves after winning Olympic bronze in 2012 and 2016. The 47-year-old had served as an assistant to Herdman since 2015, and assumed the top job after Herdman left in January to coach Canada's men's team.

Source: CBC News February 28, 2018 23:15 UTC