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Canada's women's soccer team bounces back with win over Brazil at SheBelieves Cup

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Canada, rebounding from a flat performance in a loss to the United States, defeated Brazil 2-0 Sunday at the SheBelieves Cup in Nashville.

The ongoing labour dispute with Canada Soccer clearly unsettled the sixth-ranked Canadian women in their opening 2-0 loss to the top-ranked U.S.

on Thursday in Orlando. But the Olympic champions looked more far composed against No. 9 Brazil from the get-go, launching several early attacks.

Centre back Vanessa Gilles put Canada ahead in the 31st minute with a powerful header off a Jessie Fleming corner. Brazilian defender Lauren fell on the play.

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