SUNDAY’S RESULTS
Top-ranked GERMANY beat IVORY COAST in a 10-0 rout, the second-most lopsided win in the history of the Women’s World Cup, which dates to 1991. Ivory Coast, in the tournament for the first time, was issued six yellow cards and had only four shots on goal.
In the early game in Ottawa, NORWAY dominated THAILAND, 4-0, to open Group B play.
THE UNEXPECTED
Norway, ranked 11th, squandered several scoring chances against Thailand, which qualified for the event in the wake of a steroid scandal involving five players from North Korea.