FIFA Women's World Cup 2019: Argentina's efficient protection holds top choices
Paris: Japan failed to break down a determined and well-organized Argentina defense in the first goalless draw of the Women's World Cup. Japan, finalists in 2015 and winners in 2011, enjoyed almost two-thirds of the possession in front of a crowd but forced two saves from goalkeeper Vanina Correa. Argentina's women, who have never won a match at the World Cup, managed three tame late strikes, none of which tested Ayaka Yamashita. The result, which earned Argentina's women their very first point in a World Cup, leaves both teams on one point in Group D, behind England who beat Scotland on Sunday. When the whistle blew at Paris Saint-Germain's Parc des Princes stadium Argentina's substitutes jumped off the bench to join the players on the pitch at finally getting a point on the World Cupboard at the seventh attempt. "This point is extremely important to us. I think we're able to reflect upon what Argentina is and what it means as a team,"