France had hoped to start their Women's World Cup quest with a win, but a hard-working Jamaican team held them to a 0-0 draw in their first match on Sunday at Sydney Football Stadium.
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couldn't get their smooth passing game going as the Jamaicans pushed and pushed them to get their first World Cup point after losing their first three games.
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Forward In the 90th minute, France almost won when Kadidiatou Diani's strong header hit the bar, then the post, and then bounced out to the joy of the Jamaicans in the crowd of almost 40,000
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On Saturday, the match between fifth-ranked France and Brazil is likely to decide Group F. Later that same day, Jamaica will play Panama in Perth without their best striker Khadija Shaw, who was sent off in stoppage time.
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Jamaican goalie Rebecca Spencer had to make a save to stop Diani, and she had to do it again to stop Renard at the corner.
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Jamaican goalie Rebecca Spencer had to make a save to stop Diani, and she had to do it again to stop Renard at the corner.
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Diani's shot, which was blocked, went wide in the last seconds before halftime.
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Diani's shot, which was blocked, went wide in the last seconds before halftime.
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