ALBUFEIRA, Portugal - Nadia Nadim scored in the 56th minute to lead Denmark to a 1-0 win over Canada on Wednesday in the opening match for both teams at the Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament.

Canada is ranked 11th in the world while Denmark is No. 15.

Wednesday's game marked just the fifth meeting between the two teams. Canada lost the first two — in 1995 and '96 — but won the next two in 2000 and '05.

Coach John Herdman opted for a young starting 11 at Albufeira Stadium with captain Christine Sinclair coming on in the 68th minute along with Rhian Wilkinson.

Canada faces No. 28 Belgium on Friday before wrapping up pool play Monday against No. 19 Iceland.

The other group features No. 7 Brazil, No. 16 New Zealand, No. 22 Russia and No. 40 Portugal.