A courageous Jamaica held Brazil to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday to reach the knockout phase for the first time in only their second Women’s World Cup while condemning the seleção to their earliest exit since 1995.
The Reggae Girlz, needing a point to go through, barely threatened to score but were tight in defence, repelling wave after wave of attacks in a frenetic atmosphere at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
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