Women’s World Cup: France Beat Brazil, Sweden And Jamaica Win
- France Beat Brazil, Jamaica And Sweden Win.
Wendie Renard (3 France) celebrates with teammates after scoring her team’s second goal. (James Whitehead / SPP)
France beat Brazil 2-1 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Jamaica edged Panama and Sweden put five past Italy.
France let the lead slip against Brazil but clinched all three points with a goal in the last ten minutes.
Kadidiatou Diani headed on a cross for Eugenie le Sommer to nod France in front but Adriana missed a glorious opportunity to equalise.
Debinha took down a shot toward goal before equalising just inside the hour mark.
France regained the advantage with eight minutes left, Wendie Renard with a free header from Selma Bacha’s corner.
Celebrations of Allyson Swaby’s (17 Jamaica) goal. (Noe Llamas / SPP)
Also in Group F, Jamaica remained in contention to go through with a 1-0 victory over Panama.
Allyson Swaby made the breakthrough just before the hour mark, heading in a Trudi Carter cross.
Sweden’s Amanda Ilestedt heads her side in front. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Sweden progressed from Group G with a 5-0 victory over Italy, which was set up with three goals in seven minutes just before the break.
Two Jonna Andersson corners led to Amanda Illestedt heading in the first and Fridolina Rolfo bundling home the second, after keeper Durante had conceded the flag-kick with a goal-preventing tackle on Stina Blackstenius.
From Johanna Rytting Kaneryd’s ball across the six-yard box, Blackstenius got the last touch to make it 3-0.
Illestedt got her second from another Andersson delivery early in the second half, and in added time Rebecka Blomqvist finished well in a swift breakaway move.
