France 0-0 Jamaica: France held to goalless draw

France manager Herve Renard was unhappy with a dense tackle from Khadija Shaw successful the archetypal half

France suffered a frustrating commencement to their Fifa Women's World Cup run arsenic they were held to a goalless gully by Jamaica.

The Reggae Girlz held connected for their archetypal Women's World Cup constituent amid dense rainfall astatine Sydney Football Stadium.

The French indispensable present regroup for their gathering with chap Group F favourites Brazil connected 29 July.

France came adjacent to scoring successful the archetypal fractional erstwhile Kadidiatou Diani had a near-post thrust scooped distant by Becky Spencer earlier a deflected effort which flashed past the post.

Diani doubly headed narrowly wide earlier hitting the crossbar and station precocious successful the 2nd half, but Jamaica were roared connected to a gully by the locals and neutrals arsenic the latest smaller federation to impressment astatine these finals.

French optimism dampened successful Sydney rain

Having fallen astatine the quarter-finals successful the past 3 World Cups, this has been pegged arsenic the tourney for France to spell deeper.

After the tempestuous Corinne Diacre reign - ended successful March erstwhile Wendie Renard and respective squad mates threated not to play astatine the World Cup astatine each - bully feeling had returned astir the French campy nether caller manager Herve Renard.

Herve Renard, who masterminded Saudi Arabia's bonzer triumph implicit Argentina astatine the men's World Cup, has brought successful an attacking 4-3-3 enactment to bring the champion retired of his immensely talented squad.

But they were blunted successful Sydney by a Jamaica defence which pressed hard and well, ne'er allowing Diani oregon Eugenie le Sommer capable clip oregon abstraction to enactment their magic.

Rising prima Selma Bacha - victor of 4 Champions League titles with Lyon by the property of 22 and precise awesome astatine Euro 2022 - missed this crippled with wounded but should instrumentality for the cardinal gathering with Brazil. France cannot get her backmost soon enough.

Jamaica joyousness punctured by Shaw red

In attack, Jamaica had 1 maneuver - deed main striker Shaw arsenic soon arsenic possible. Given the talents of "Bunny", who scored 31 goals successful 30 games past play for Manchester City, their attack was not surprising.

Her beingness unsocial was capable to halt France throwing excessively overmuch forward, and a 35-yard free-kick fired inches wide successful the archetypal fractional showed her skills.

But she was besides booked for a precocious tackle connected Sakina Karchaoui successful the archetypal half, earlier a clumsy situation connected Wendie Renard successful the frantic dying seconds saw her sent off.

Having already gone amended than their World Cup debut successful 2019 - wherever they mislaid each 3 matches - Jamaica cognize triumph implicit Panama successful their adjacent lucifer volition springiness them genuine anticipation of a last-16 place.

But losing their captain, apical scorer and talisman is simply a pugnacious stroke to take.