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MELBOURNE, Australia – Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz continued their history-making run at the FIFA Women’s World Cup here Wednesday, frustrating giants Brazil in a nil-all draw to become the first-ever Caribbean side to reach the second round of the showpiece.
Forced to defend for large swaths of the Group F contest at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Jamaica’s hero proved to be goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer, (above left, and below left) the Tottenham Hotspur keeping her third straight clean sheet of the group stage to ensure her side’s progression.
Jamaica finished second on five points behind group winners France, who hammered Panama 6-3 in the other Group F fixture to move to seven points.
“I feel like we’ve been hugely underestimated. I don’t think anyone took us seriously. We’re resilient and we had a point to prove,” Spencer said afterwards.
A shock nil-all draw with powerhouses France in their opener had left Jamaica dreaming, and their 1-0 win over Panama last weekend left them on the brink of history, heading into Wednesday’s game on Australia’s southeastern coast.
