Perennial underachievers France were held 0-0 by Jamaica to make a frustrating start to their Women’s World Cup campaign on Sunday, but Sweden and the Netherlands both won by slender margins. 

Jamaica hold France 0-0

France have never lifted the World Cup despite the strength of their women’s domestic league and were defied by a battling Jamaica in the Sydney rain in front of nearly 40,000. The Jamaicans ertheless celebrated wildly at the final whistle and defender Deneisha Blackwood was paraded in the air.
 
In the first match of Day Four of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, Sweden were given a scare by South Africa before winning 2-1.