Substitute Jill Roord scored deep into stoppage-time to give the Netherlands a scrappy 1-0 win over New Zealand in their 2019 FIFAWomen's World Cup opener on Tuesday.
The Football Ferns defended superbly and looked to have claimed an unlikely point at Le Havre's Stade Oceane as the clock ticked past the 90-minute mark.
But Kiwi hearts were broken when Roord nodded home from two yards out to move the Netherlands joint top of Group E with Canada, who beat Cameroon 1-0 on Monday.
Tuesday Results and Fixtures
Group E: New Zealand 0-1 Netherlands
Group F: Chile vs.