Women's World Cup 2023: Denmark returns after 16-year heitus with 1-0 win over China.
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.
Having missed the last three Women's World Cup tournaments, Denmark were put on the back foot straight away and struggled to maintain possession as China piled on the pressure.
But the Steel Roses' best chances were limited to long-range strikes by Chen Qiaozhu and Zhang Linyan, both of which failed to challenge Danish goalkeeper Lene Christensen.
- Some of the Chinese players protested that the ball had made it's way over the line, but the assistant referee's raised flag for offside quickly dampened any hopes of a late leveller.
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