{
    "title": "Three draws on match day II",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:40:42",
    "published_at": "2007-09-11 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/three-draws-on-match-day-ii",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/NOFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "On the second day of the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup China 2007, all six countries in action put a point on the board. Japan and England played to a 1:1 draw in Shanghai while in Chengdu the United States and DPR Korea played to a 2:2 draw and Nigeria and Sweden (Sverige) played to a 1:1 draw. In the Uni\u2026",
    "slug": "three-draws-on-match-day-ii",
    "body": "<p>On the second day of the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup China 2007, all six<br>\u200b<br>\u200bcountries in action put a point on the board. Japan and England played<br>\u200b<br>\u200bto a 1:1 draw in Shanghai while in Chengdu the United States and DPR<br>\u200b<br>\u200bKorea played to a 2:2 draw and Nigeria and Sweden (Sverige) played to<br>\u200b<br>\u200ba 1:1 draw.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIn the United States-DPR Korea match, two-time champions United States<br>\u200b<br>\u200bopened the scoring in the 50th minute with a goal by Abby Wambach. The<br>\u200b<br>\u200bNorth Koreans countered with goals by Kil Son Hui (58&prime;) and Kim Yong<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAe (62&prime;) before Heather O&rsquo;Reilly equalised in the 69th minute.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe Americans have four remaining world champions from their USA 1999<br>\u200b<br>\u200brun, including captain Kristine Lilly who was also a champion at China<br>\u200b<br>\u200b1991. Lilly is the first five-time player at the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCup. Lilly, Kate Markgraf and Christie Rampone were all starters while<br>\u200b<br>\u200bBriana Scurry was the back-up goaltender. Goalscorer O&rsquo;Reilly,<br>\u200b<br>\u200bmeanwhile, is one of four alumni from the FIFA U-19 Women&rsquo;s World<br>\u200b<br>\u200bChampionship Canada 2007. Lori Chalupny was also in the lineup while<br>\u200b<br>\u200bLeslie Osborne and Lindsay Tarpley did not feature.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIn the England-Japan match, all four goals were scored in the second<br>\u200b<br>\u200bhalf. Aya Miyama opened the scoring in the 55th minute before Kelly<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSmith scored twice, once in the 81st minute and then again in the 83rd<br>\u200b<br>\u200bminute. The match was all but won, but then Miyama scored her second<br>\u200b<br>\u200bof the match with the last kick in the 95th minute.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIn the Sweden-Nigeria match, Victoria Svensson, a silver medalist at<br>\u200b<br>\u200bUSA 2003, put the Swedes up 1-0 in the 50th minute. Nigeria fought<br>\u200b<br>\u200bback, though, and Cynthia Uwak scored in the 82nd minute. Uwak, a<br>\u200b<br>\u200bthree-time player at the FIFA U-20 World Cup level (including Canada<br>\u200b<br>\u200b2002), plays her club football in Sweden and was Nigeria&rsquo;s<br>\u200b<br>\u200brepresentative at the World All-Stars match in Wuhan back in April.<br>\u200b</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}