USA And Japan defeated their rivals Vietnam and Zambia respectively on the third day of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, and England And Denmark they narrowly defeated Haiti and China, respectively, and are tied for the lead in Group D.
USA 3-0 Vietnam
The United States, who are in contention for their fifth world title, scored their first 3-0 victory against the much inferior Vietnam, which will make its debut in its first World Cup, thanks to a double Sophia Smith and a goal from Lindsey Horan in the first match of group E.
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👟 2 goals and an assist were his numbers
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– It was women’s football (@Erafutbolfem) July 22, 2023
Despite the clear superiority over the Asian team, the American team has accumulated errors that need to be corrected, for example, in aiming or general shooting accuracy.
Striker Alex Morgan, one of the team’s key players, also missed a penalty, which was celebrated with euphoria by the Vietnamese, who crowded at the gate to praise the feat of goalkeeper Thi Kim Thanh Chan.
Zambia 0-5 Japan
The Japanese team defeated the weak and harmless Zambia, which made its debut at the first World Cup, scoring goals Hinata Miyazawawith a doublet Mina Tanaka, Jun Endo and Riko Ueki.
Japan dominated throughout the match and in every aspect of the game against Zambia, who never shot on goal. Despite the victory, it was difficult for the world champions and finalists of 2011 and 2015, respectively, to break through the gates of the Africans. The first goal was scored two minutes before the break, and the other four came in the second half.
Nadeshiko had two goals and a penalty that was canceled for offside, while Reinas del Cobre had a straight sent-off for goalkeeper Katrin Musonda for a stoppage-time penalty in the second half. Japan sits first in Group C, tied with Spain on points.
England 1-0 Haiti
The current European champions beat Haiti with a minimum goal from eleven meters Georgia Stanway half an hour in the game to take the first victory of group D.
England didn’t show their best debut in the tournament, where they were inaccurate in both attack and defence. Haiti, world number 53, made the Brits suffer and ended up being one of the “covered” teams in this World Cup thanks to a great performance from striker Melchi Dumornay who, despite not scoring, was a headache.
England goalkeeper Mary Earps saved Roselyn Eloissain’s equalizer with a great save in the 81st minute.
Denmark 1:0 China
Denmark beat China with a goal Amalia Wangsgaard in the last minute of a game that was very close and in which the Asian team had the best chance. In the first half, there was only one shot on goal from the Chinese player Lingyan Zhang in the seventh minute of the game, which was saved by goalkeeper Christensen.
Early in the second half, Mengwen Li was close to scoring the first goal after a botched clearance that went slightly off target, while Denmark’s Josefina Hasbo headed wide of the empty net in the 50th minute.
With the match looking set to end in a draw, the newly unified Vangsgaard scored the winning goal in the 90th minute to finish first in Group D, equaling England on points.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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