A last gasp Christine Sinclair penalty saw host nation Canada break Chinese hearts and secure all three points from the opening game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Saturday (local time).
China had looked on course to grab a share of the spoils before Canada captain Sinclair struck in second half stoppage time to send the vast majority of the 53,058 Commonwealth Stadium crowd home happy, and leave the East Asians needing to regroup ahead of their June 11 Group A clash against the Netherlands who beat New Zealand 1-0 in the day's other game.....
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10MA TOPICS! [CHINA PR FA] FIFA Women's World Cup: Canada 1-0 China
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