Canadian women No. 5 with a bullet

While Canada has slipped one spot to No. 5 in the latest women’s soccer world rankings, coach John Herdman sees only positives. Canada trails fourth-place France by just three points under the complex formula, and No. 3 England is also in range. “We’re a couple of big wins away from taking that No. 3 spot,” Herdman said on Friday. Canada’s next action is a two-game series against the top-ranked Americans in November, in Vancouver and San Jose.