A spirited Canada held a formidable France to a 1-1 draw in a group D match of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Fatorda, on Wednesday.
Anabelle Chukwu gave Canada the lead in the 67th minute, but Lucie Calba equalised within six minutes.
In a Group C match in Navi Mumbai, Asian giants China beat Mexico 2-1.
Quao Ruiqi gave China the lead in the 49th minute by converting a penalty. Yu Xingyue then extended the lead to 2-0 at the stroke of the 90th minute, but Mexico pulled one back in the third minute of stoppage time through Katherin Guijarro.
In a late evening group D encounter, Japan blanked Tanzania 4-0. Uno Shiragaki struck in the 33rd minute, followed by Moto Itamura, who doubled the lead in the 67th minute. Ai Tsujisawa made it 3-0 for the Japanese in the 75th minute while Momoko Tanikawa rounded off the tally, in the 81st minute.
In the other group C match in Navi Mumbai, Jone Amezaga's 85th-minute strike saw Spain edge out Colombia by a single goal, in an intensely fought encounter.
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