good afternoon. world number two side germany have begun their women s world cup campaign in style. captain alexandra popp scored twice as they thrashed debutantes morocco 6 0 in group h in melbourne. earlier italy scored a late goal to beat argentina in group g. joe lynskey reports. 0n on day five germany have made their start and made a statement. they were the team who lost to england in last year s euros final, but in world cups they are two time winners and this opener was emphatic. morocco were here for the first time, but for the team ranked 72 in the world this was a tough introduction. the world this was a tough introduction. and the cross is headed in introduction. and the cross is headed in for
alexandra popp scored twice in the first half as the germans completely dominated the match. they continued to cause problems after the break, as lea schuller completed the rout following two own goals from morocco. the win puts them top of group h on three points, with rivals colombia and south korea to play their opener in sydney on tuesday. elsewhere italy scraped past argentina, winning 1 0 in auckland. striker cristiana girelli came off the bench to head the 87th minute winner. it looked like it was going to be a frustrating day for the italians who had two goals chalked off for offside offences. )co hosts new zealand return to action later on tuesday co hosts new zealand return to action later on tuesday when they face debutants the philippines in wellington. also in group a, switzerland play former champions norway. and in the early kick off colombia face south korea in group h. away from the world cup when the taliban took over kabul nearly two years ago
panama, 4 0 in adelaide. ary borges was the star of the show scoring a hat trick. the pick of the four brazillian goals though was the third, scored by bia zaneratto, but the beautiful backheel to set it up came from borges. that puts them top of group f ahead of france and jamaica who have a point apiece. germany began their world cup campaign in style with a 6 0 win in melbourne, beating another team making a first up appearance in morocco. alexandra popp scored twice in the first half as the germans completely dominated the match. they continued to cause problems after the break, as lea schuller completed the rout following two own goals from morocco. the win puts them top of group h on three points, with rivals colombia and south korea to play their opener in sydney on tuesday. elsewhere italy scraped past argentina, winning1 0 in auckland. striker cristiana girelli came off the bench to head the 87th minute winner. it looked like it was going to be a frustrating day for italy who
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they are playing in australia, so the entertainment is assured and guaranteed. as sydney prepares for its opening match, you can feel the excitement in the air. such was the demand for tickets in the city that fifa moved the matildas first game with ireland here to stadium australia, the biggest venue in the tournament. but rather than feel burdened by the pressure of hosting their own party, the australia team say they re embracing it. to come to this stadium and kind of have the realization that we really have brought the women s world cup to australia is a really proud moment for all of us. but at the moment we re just excited. we ve been ready to go all week, so we can t wait to get started. ireland are one of eight teams making their debut at this tournament. they may be the underdogs of group h, but they say they re playing for something more than themselves. it s exceeding levels of expectation, i guess, and that s something we ve done along the way.