DRESDEN, Germany-it is not a sign of the tension with hard World Cup, they are also the leading United States having to digging deep for his opening victory.

The Americans were scoreless for almost an hour of the North Korea before Lauren Cheney and Rachel Buhler made the difference in a 2-0-win.

Advance none of the first five games of the U.S. win had, more than the teams split a target. As the Americans, Sweden had the most hot day so far before fleeing with a 1-0 through 90-degree heat-victory over Colombia to fight.

 The U.S. team celebrates after Lauren Cheney (12) the opening goal scored. (AP) The results show so far, that the days cruise could be the top teams through the first round gone, a sense of unpredictability add too much to the group stage.

And as in the men's World Cup, scandal came to visit the women. Colombia had to replace his backup goalie, having Yineth Varon failed initial drug test and was suspended for the time being. The final result, which comes with the "B" example is within days expected.

Equatorial Guinea striker jade boho miss the tournament because of the eligibility questions relating to their Hispanic.

The dynamics of the tournament kept still Tuesday, with more big 20, 000-plus masses in Dresden for the U.S. vs. North Korea matchup political opponents and in Leverkusen for Sweden building.

To show how far the women game has come, FIFA announced that more German women's national team tournament in South Africa against Serbia of observed their kick-off the World Cup against Canada on Sunday as the men last year.

At the end of the narrow opening 2: 1 win against Canada saw on Sunday, 18 million Germans, a quarter representing population.

"This does to be a milestone for the sport," FIFA said member of the executive Committee Michel de Hooghe of the games so far. "The only way's up."

And much like Germany, favorite and two-time defending home and had to fight champion, the United States hard for victory opens, although the No. 1 team in the FIFA world rankings.

But the victory was good enough for U.S. coach PIA Sund hage.

"Two big targets, and we move on," she said.

With its opening gains Sweden and the United States are in a good location, in quarter-finals from Group C require.

After North Korea ran down every ball in the first half and masses of Red jerseys in defense held, the United States his breakthrough came in the 54th minute, finally.

Forward Abby Wambach, swept past Defender on the left and floated a cross in the middle where Cheney Wrongfooted goalkeeper Hong Myong-Hui for the opener.

73. Minute shot low and hard between a few of the defenders, a second time to beat Hong Buhler.

Similar to the Americans the Sweden had the best game against Colombia and should have won by a bigger margin.

Jessica shore power, the player of the match, scored from close range in the 57th minute home turn a cross by lotta Schelin on the right wing.

"We have won our opening match." It has been a while since the last happened is, "Sweden told coach Thomas Dennerby."

Colombia in its first World Cup game played and saw its preparations of the doping scandal affected.

Equatorial Guinea had more time to overcome the loss of striker jade boho.

"We are talking about national players, the word itself says that they are the best players in the country," said coach Marcello Maria Frigerio. "So if you lose one of them, you are automatically suffer."

Equatorial Guinea plays Norway in Augsburg on Thursday and Brazil met Australia in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

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