Germany announce their World Cup intentions in style
Alexandra Popp scored twice as Germany thrashed Morocco 6-0 to launch their Women's World Cup title bid in style on Monday in Melbourne. It was the biggest victory so far of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, trumping Japan's 5-0 win over Zambia on Saturday. In Monday's first match in Auckland, Italy beat Argentina 1-0 in a closely-matched game at Eden Park. There were just five shots on target in the match, four of them from Italy, although their lone-goal from Cristiana Girelli didn't come until the 87th minute.