Jamaica holds France to a 0-0 draw in a surprising Women's World Cup opener

Sunday saw one of the biggest surprises ever in the Women's World Cup.

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Jamaica held France to a 0-0 draw at the Women's World Cup on Sunday.

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The France coach was not unduly worried by his team's 0-0 draw against Jamaica on Sunday.

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After the final whistle, the Jamaican players ran onto the field as if crowned world champions.

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It would have been a very different story if Kadidiyatou Diani's 90th-minute header had not hit the bar.

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In the first half of the match, Jamaican goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer was forced to make a save and another attempt failed.

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Another header in the second half of this match also went wide of the target, before his late effort came back after hitting the bar.

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Renard said that "the French are used to holding the lead during early games, but that is something that is about to change as things are getting very close."

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