Women’s World Cup: the United States and England make a success of their entry into the running

2023-07-23 00:08:15

On the eve of the entry into the running of the France team, Sunday noon against Jamaica, several great nations have achieved their first in this World Cup. Double world champions in title, the United States had no difficulty in dismissing Vietnam (3-0) in the night, with in particular a double from Sophia Smith (14th, 52nd). The only downside, the Americans saw their star Alex Morgan, stealthily passed by Lyon, miss a penalty, without consequence on the final score.

Other contenders for victory, the English, European champions last summer, experienced all the trouble in the world to dismiss Haiti, one of the little thumbs of the competition. England needed a penalty, converted by Georgia Stanway (29th), and suffered until the end to maintain this short advantage. In the other match of this group, Denmark also struggled to dismiss China, with a goal in the last moments of Amalie Vangsgaard (85th), who had just come into play.

Finally, Japan did not go into great detail to clear Zambia (5-0) in Group C. In this same pool, Spain clearly triumphed against Costa Rica (3-0) the day before.