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MANILA, Philippines–Spain and Colombia produced contrasting victories to open their respective campaigns in the Fifa Futsal Women’s World Cup on Saturday at Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
The Spaniards drubbed Thailand in a battle of highly-ranked nations, 5-2, while Colombia downed Canada, 2-0, in a pair of matches in Group B.
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Both teams joined Argentina and Poland, which beat Morocco and host Philippines with 6-0 scorelines in Group A on Friday when the inaugural tournament kicked off.
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Laura Cordoba struck twice as world No. 2 Spain took command after the Thais, ranked fourth, tied the game twice in the opening half.
Also finding the net for Spain were Vane Sotelo, Irene Cordoba and Maria Sanz Navarro.
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Spain took the group lead with Colombia in second after scoring in each half against the Canadians.
Angely Camargo scored the opener in the first half before Nicolla Mancilla extended Colombia’s lead midway in the second half.
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