MONDAY’S RESULTS

A day after Ivory Coast allowed 10 goals, NIGERIA and CAMEROON gave Africa some redemption by combining to score nine. Nigeria rallied for a 3-3 tie with fifth-ranked SWEDEN, scoring twice in three minutes in the second half and rallying once more in the closing moments in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Nigeria fell behind by 2-0 in the first half, conceding an own goal before Nilla Fischer scored on a tap-in in the 31st minute. But Ngozi Okobi and Asisat Oshoala struck in the 50th and the 53rd, tying the score. Linda Sembrant came off the bench to give Sweden a 3-2 lead that did not last.

Later in the day, Cameroon scored three goals in a nine-minute stretch and routed ECUADOR, 6-0, in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the Women’s World Cup debuts for both nations. Gaëlle Enganamouit had a hat trick for 53rd-ranked Cameroon, which converted three penalty kicks. Ligia Moreira of Ecuador was given a red card for a foul in the 66th minute.

STAR OF THE DAY

Francisca Ordega, above left, lifted Nigeria to a draw when she drove a shot through Sweden goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl’s legs in the 87th minute. After Ordega’s goal, Nigeria Coach Edwin Okon dropped to his knees and kissed the turf on the sideline.