Women's World Cup 2007: Canada beats Ghana by two goals

Canada’s captain Christine SINCLAIR scored two goals and Sophie SCHMIDT and Martina FRANKO the other two goals against Ghana and this ensured their advancement in the tournament and Ghana has been eliminated from the tournament. Canada.com reports:

The captain scored twice, pushing her beyond Hooper to the top of the national World Cup goal-scoring charts as the Canadians breezed, 4-0.

Meaning Even Pellrud's side sets up a crunch game against Australia in Chengdu on Wednesday to determine who among the Group C nations will advance to the knockout phase of this Womens World Cup.

Sinclair now has five World Cup goals on her resume.

In the 55^th minute Sinclair received the ball from a corner kick by Kristina Kiss and advanced it to Sophie Schmidt who gave a magnificent head and scored the second goal.

Ghana on the other hand tried to break the Canadian defense but Erin McLeod stood like stone wall on the goal post and thrashed all their efforts.

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Women's World Cup 2007: Denmark beats New Zealand by four goals

After losing to China by 3 goals it was bad news for Denmark but they rekindled the hope by winning against New Zealand today. Denmark beat New Zealand by 2 goals. Thanks to their superior skills and techniques. They controlled the game from the beginning. Katrine Pedersen and Cathrine Paaske Sorensen (DEN) scored the goals for the team. Xinhua.net reports:

The Kiwis, who were whitewashed by Athens Olympics runners-up Brazil 5-0 on Wednesday, had little hope to survive the group after their second loss.

Midfielder Anne Dot eggers Nielsen, who scored a goal in the China-Denmark game on Wednesday, was named the Player of the Match today despite no scoring.

Nielsen said after the match, "It was crucial win for us. We played well and we deserved the win."

Earlier, New Zealand lost to Brazil on Wednesday by 5 goals. Now, they have little hope to stay in the tournament. New Zealand team’s coach John Herdman admitted that the Danes won for their superior techniques. In total, Denmark football team earned 15 shots out which seven hit the target while New Zealand team got only 3 shots.

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Japan beats Argentina in the Women's World Cup

In the other match on Friday, Japan team beat Argentina by one goal. Japan gained the opportunity to score in the 90^th minute of the game. This has ensured Japan’s advance in the quarter final. Japan missed a sure chance of goal in the first half but it did not miss another opportunity. Japanese team took control of the game in the second half and continued pressure on Argentina. Their strategy finally paid off at the 90^th minute when Yuki Nagasato scored the winning goal. Xinhua.net reports:

With the victory, Japan has gained four points. The team drew with England 2-2 three days ago.

Argentina, the South American champion, has been knocked out of the tournament with two losses. The team was thrashed 11-0 in the opener of the tournament Monday.

Japan looked better and sharper in the action, threatening Argentina's goal many times and controlling the ball most of time.

The Japanese football coach, Hiroshi Ohashi, admitted that they faced difficulty in the beginning to break the defense of Argentina. Next Monday, Japan will face Germany who already trashed Argentina by scoring 11 goals.

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