Daily News | Women’s World Cup: Sweden escapes, France held by Jamaica on Day 4
While there have been some lopsided scores at the women’s World Cup in recent days, they were nowhere to be seen on Day 4. Instead, the story was three closely-contested games where the underdogs pushed tournament contenders all the way.
The highlight of the day had to be Jamaica, which went toe-to-toe with women’s soccer power France and ultimately earned a massive 0-0 draw. The Reggae Girlz rode their luck at times as France had a few narrow misses and also hit the post, but their defense held strong and stifled one of the pre-tournament favorites. The draw did come at a cost as Jamaica’s best player Khadija “Bunny” Shaw was sent off in injury time after picking up a second yellow card.
Another big underdog, South Africa, was not as fortunate, as Sweden scored a last-minute winner to grab all three points and stun. South Africa had led 1-0 through a Hildah Magaia tap-in but Sweden rallied to tie it in the 65th minute via Fridolina Rolfö, and won it with a last-ditch header from Amanda Ilestedt. The header, which came directly from Sweden’s 11th corner kick of the game, could prove a massive moment for Sweden.
In the other game of the day, the Netherlands defeated Portugal 1-0 in Group E, the United States’ group. Stefanie van der Gragt scored the game’s lone goal with a 13th-minute header. The goal was not given initially due to offsides, as the referee viewed that Jill Roord obstructed the goalkeeper. The call was later reversed after a VAR review, with Roord viewed not having impacted the play despite being in an offside position.
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