Jamaica produced some of the greatest surprises of the Women’s World Cup on Sunday via preserving France to a 0-0 draw.
France’s Kadidiatou Diani struck the bar with a Ninetieth-minute header, however some of the event favorites needed to accept some degree.
The draw noticed Jamaica select up its first ever level within the pageant, regardless of finishing the sport with 10 avid gamers after Khadija Shaw was once despatched off in time added on.
In a sport of few possibilities, Diani had France’s perfect alternatives to attain a winner, however may just now not discover a step forward on the Sydney Football Stadium.
She pressured a save from Jamaica goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer within the first half of and noticed some other effort deflected extensive.
Another header in the second one half of additionally went extensive of the objective prior to her past due effort got here back down the bar.
France, a quarterfinalist in 2019, is ranked 5th on the earth, whilst Jamaica is forty third.
The French have been anticipated to be too robust for Jamaica, which is taking part in within the event for the second one time, having misplaced all of its video games on its debut in 2019 with a purpose distinction of -11.
But the favorites have not had the whole lot their very own approach up to now within the event and France was once the newest to combat towards an underdog.
Australia wanted a penalty to get a 1–0 win towards Ireland, whilst European champions England additionally wanted a place kick to triumph over Haiti 1–0. Nigeria held Olympic champion Canada 0–0.
Jamaica did neatly to disrupt a France staff that struggled to position in combination fluid strikes.
In one in every of France’s few moments of high quality within the first half of, Diani noticed a low effort bundled across the submit via Spencer. From the ensuing nook, Wendie Renard headed over from shut vary.
Kadidiatou was once fractions clear of giving France a half-time lead when firing from the threshold of the world. Chantelle Swaby controlled to get one thing in the best way of the shot, which deflected narrowly extensive with the keeper crushed.
After seeing some other header pass extensive after the ruin, Kadidiatou virtually got here up with the decisive second when hitting the bar.
Jamaica might neatly come to be apologetic about the pink card for Shaw, who will probably be suspended for the following sport.
WHAT’S NEXT
France performs Brazil in Brisbane on Saturday. Jamaica travels to Perth the place it is going to face Panama.