Last gasp Vangsgaard header delivers Denmark 1-0 win over China

The Paris St Germain forward, who was brought on five minutes earlier, found the back of the net with a long-range header from a Pernille Harder corner to break the deadlock in the 90th minute.
LATE WINNER: Substitute Amalie Vangsgaard headed home a last-minute goal to give Denmark a winning start to their Women's World Cup. Pic: Paul Kane/Getty Images

LATE WINNER: Substitute Amalie Vangsgaard headed home a last-minute goal to give Denmark a winning start to their Women's World Cup. Pic: Paul Kane/Getty Images

Substitute Amalie Vangsgaard headed home a last-minute goal to give Denmark a winning start to their first Women's World Cup campaign since 2007 with a 1-0 victory against China at Perth Oval on Saturday.

The Paris St Germain forward, who was brought on five minutes earlier, found the back of the net with a long-range header from a Pernille Harder corner to break the deadlock in the 90th minute.

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