Gwinn wins it as Germany beat China 1-0 in their World Cup opener

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Group B - Germany v China - Roazhon Park, Rennes, France - June 8, 2019 Germany's Giulia Gwinn scores their first goal REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

RENNES, France (Reuters) - Germany's teenage midfielder Giulia Gwinn scored a second-half winner as the two-time world champions edged past China 1-0 on Saturday to kick off their World Cup campaign.

The 19-year-old fired in from the edge of the box in the 66th minute to break stiff Chinese resistance in the Group B encounter.