• Brazil 1 Puerto Rico 0. Brazil, the reigning Copa America champion, needed a goal from Gabi Nunes in the 81st minute to beat Puerto Rico, ranked 103rd in the world, in their opening Group B match at the W Gold Cup in San Diego.

• Colombia 6 Panama 0. In Wednesday’s other game at Snapdragon Stadium, Colombia won the battle of World Cup 2023 teams, getting two first-half goals from Manuela Pavi and goals from Catalina Usme, Ilana Izquierdo, Manuela Vanegas and  Linda Caicedo.

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Paul Kennedy edited Soccer America for 41 years (1985-2026). He began writing for SA in 1974. He started writing for France Football in 1978 and has served on in Ballon d'Or jury since 2007.