Jamaica defender Deneisha Blackwood is hoisted and congratulated as the Reggae Girlz celebrate their 0-0 draw with France at the end of the 2023 Women's World Cup Group F football match at Sydney Football Stadium on July 23, 2023.Photo: Observer file
July 24, 2023
POINT MADE!
SYDNEY, Australia — Jamaica secured their first-ever World Cup football point when they held France, one of the pre-tournament favourites, to a 0-0 draw in their opening Group F match in the Sydney rain in front of nearly 40,000 spectators on Sunday.
France, ranked fifth by FIFA, have never lifted the World Cup despite the strength of their women’s domestic league and were defied by a battling 43-ranked Jamaica who made their Women’s World Cup début in the previous edition in 2019 and lost all three games, so this point was a precious first in the competition for the Reggae Girlz.
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