Football: Germany and Spain open Women's World Cup with tough, tense victories

RENNES: Germany launched their World Cup campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over China on Saturday , while Spain came from behind against first-time participants South Africa to win 3-1.

"We were a little surprised by the assertive approach of the Chinese, but it's a competitive game, not a friendly,"she said.The Chinese cleared a corner to the top of the penalty area where Freiburg's Gwinn had time to take a touch before smacking a shot that curled between the on-rushing Yang Li's legs and into the corner of goalkeeper Peng Shimeng's net.

In Le Havre, South Africa took a shock lead with their first ever shot on target at a Women's World Cup.Thembi Kgatlana, who plays for Beijing BG Phoenix in China, curled a right-foot shot into the top corner to give South Africa the lead. With nine minutes left, Nothando Vilakazi cleared but caught Lucia Garcia with the follow through. After a VAR review, Vilakazi saw a second yellow card and Spain had a second penalty. Hermoso became the first woman to score from two penalties at a World Cup.

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