GRENOBLE, FRANCE—Jessie Fleming and Nichelle Prince scored second-half goals and Canada moved into the round of 16 at the Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 win over New Zealand on Saturday. It was Prince’s 11th goal for Canada and first at a World Cup. For New Zealand, in its fifth World Cup, the wait for a first tournament win continues. The Canadians controlled the first half, essentially playing keepaway with the 19th-ranked New Zealand. The Canadian women had never before opened the World Cup with two straight wins, and they had never beaten a confederation champion (New Zealand is the big fish among the Oceania minnows) at the tournament.

Source: thestar June 15, 2019 21:00 UTC