Amalie Vangsgaard scored a late winner as Denmark marked their their return from a 16-year Fifa Women’s World Cup absence with a 1-0 win over China.
The substitute, who had only been on the pitch for five minutes, headed home Pernille Harder’s corner in the 90th minute in Perth, Australia.
There were doubts over whether the goal would stand but VAR officials decided that Danish defender Rikke Sevecke had not interfered with China’s goalkeeper Xu Huan as the ball hit the back of the net.
The result moves Denmark to the top of Group D, level on points and goal difference with England, who secured a 1-0 win over Haiti earlier on Saturday.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Denmark
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Christensen
- 4SeveckeBooked at 40mins
- 3Ballisager
- 5Boye
- 11Veje
- 2Hasbo
- 6Holmgaard
- 12KühlSubstituted forBruunat 62′minutes
- 19ThomsenSubstituted forVangsgaardat 85′minutes
- 10Harder
- 14SørensenSubstituted forMadsenat 72′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Troelsgaard
- 8Snerle
- 9Vangsgaard
- 13Thrige
- 15Thøgersen
- 16Larsen
- 17Madsen
- 18Gevitz
- 20Bruun
- 21Gejl
- 22Bay
- 23Svava
China
Formation 4-4-2
- 12Xu
- 2LiSubstituted forGaoat 85′minutes
- 11Wang
- 8Yao
- 15Chen
- 6ZhangSubstituted forWangat 45′minutes
- 10Zhang
- 13Yang
- 19Zhang
- 17WuSubstituted forGuat 90+1′minutes
- 14LouSubstituted forShenat 78′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Zhu
- 3Dou
- 4Wang
- 5Wu
- 7Wang
- 9Shen
- 16Yao
- 18Tang
- 20Xiao
- 21Gu
- 22Pan
- 23Gao
- Referee:
- Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Live Text
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Match ends, Denmark Women 1, China PR 0.
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Second Half ends, Denmark Women 1, China PR 0.
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Offside, Denmark Women. Karen Holmgaard tries a through ball, but Pernille Harder is caught offside.
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Pernille Harder (Denmark Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Shen Mengyu (China PR).
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Offside, China PR. Wang Shuang tries a through ball, but Yang Lina is caught offside.
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Foul by Rikke Madsen (Denmark Women).
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Shen Mengyu (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Offside, Denmark Women. Amalie Vangsgaard tries a through ball, but Rikke Madsen is caught offside.
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Karen Holmgaard (Denmark Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Wang Shuang (China PR).
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Substitution, China PR. Gu Yasha replaces Wu Chengshu.
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Goal! Denmark Women 1, China PR 0. Amalie Vangsgaard (Denmark Women) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pernille Harder with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Denmark Women. Conceded by Gao Chen.
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Foul by Signe Bruun (Denmark Women).
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Zhang Linyan (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Amalie Vangsgaard (Denmark Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Substitution, Denmark Women. Amalie Vangsgaard replaces Janni Thomsen.
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Substitution, China PR. Gao Chen replaces Li Mengwen.
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Attempt missed. Rikke Madsen (Denmark Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Janni Thomsen following a corner.
