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PARIS, June 10 -- CanadawentofftoawinningstartbyshuttingoutCameroon 1-0 inMontpellieronMonday, whileformerwinnersJapanbegantheirWorldCupcampaignwithafrustrating 0-0 drawwithArgentinainParis.
UnmarkedLyondefenderKadeishaBuchananheadedinManchesterCityforwardJanineBeckie'scornerintheverylastminuteofregulartimebeforetheintervaltomakethebreakthroughforCanada.
Withthevictory, theReds, rankedfifthintheworld, toppedGroupEstandingsforthemomentwiththeothertwoteams, NewZealandandtheNetherlands, kickingoffagainsteachothersinLeHavreonTuesday.
EarlieronMondayevening, JapanbegantheirquesttoreachathirdstraightWorldCupfinalagainstArgentinainParis, whichfinishedinalacklustergoallessdraw.
TheAsakoTakakura'ssquadkept 61% ofballpossessionthroughoutthegamebutstruggledtofindawaypastadisciplinedArgentinecentre-backpairingofAgustinaBarrosoandAldanaCometti.
Theirbestchancecameon 46 minuteswhenforwardKumiYokoyama'slong-rangeeffortwasblockedbytherivals' goalieVaninaCorreabeforeYukiSugasawablastedthereboundoverthebar.
ItgaveArgentina, ontheotherhand, theirfirstpointaftersevenoutingsinthequadrennialwomen'sgrandevent.
Japan, wholiftedtheWorldCuptrophyeightyearsagoafterafinalwinovertheUnitedStates, failedtodefendthetitlein 2017.
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