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Women's World Cup Recap: Netherlands Leave it Late Against New Zealand as Sweden Snatch Win

The final day of the Women's World Cup's opening round of fixtures is well underway, with only Abby Wambach's USWNT still to play Thailand in Tuesday's late kick-off.

The Netherlands found themselves forced to dig deep in a thrilling opening match against New Zealand to start the day's action, while Chile's goalkeeper Christiane Endler's heroics were unable to stop Sweden from winning their first match at the World Cup.

The Netherlands left it late against New Zealand to kick start their World Cup campaign with a win, but Jill Roord's late header ensured that Sarina Wiegman's side joined Canada at the top of Group E.