The opening Group E clash in the 2019 Women’s World Cup saw Janine Beckie make her tournament debut, as Canada locked horns with Cameroon.
And as our image of the day from the showpiece in France illustrates, Montpellier’s Stade de la Mosson provided a stunning backdrop for a tense clash.
One goal would prove enough to separate the sides, with Beckie claiming the assist on her World Cup debut for Kadeisha Buchanan’s matchwinner on the stroke of half-time.
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The perfect start for the 2015 hosts and quarter-finalists...
You can read Caroline Oatway’s match report HERE
