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France eked out victory in their final warm up for the Women's World Cup when they beat China 2-1 in Creteil in the Paris suburbs. France won without several of their regular starters, including captain Amandine Henry, striker Eugenie Le Sommer and a third LyInjury hit France edge past China in last warm up
France eked out victory in their final warm up for the Women's World Cup when they beat China 2-1 in Creteil in the Paris suburbs. France won without several of their regular starters, including captain Amandine Henry, striker Eugenie Le Sommer and a third Lyon star Amel Majri. France open their campaign against South Korea on June 7 and viewed China as presenting similar problems. China kick off their campaign the next day against another European power, Germany. France took the lead after 30 minutes when striker Valerie Gauvin found herself in the right place after a shot from Marion Torrent was blocked. After that the home team created few chances as China presented a tougher test than Thailand, who France beat 3-0 in their previous match. Defender Wang Shanshan levelled after 52 minute, set up by Paris Saint-Germain playmaker Wang Shuang France's best attacking player Kadidiatou Diani, a PSG left winger, rescued the home team with an unstoppable shot six minutes later. «We responded well,» said French coach Corinne Diacre. «It's already better than last week,» she said. «And I hope it's not as good as next week.» Henry added to France's injury problems earlier in the... Read more