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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):

Midfielder Liana Hinds struck 10 minutes from time to earn hosts Trinidad and Tobago a historic 2-1 win over Chile, in their Group A opener of the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup on Sunday.

The win was the first for a T&T team at a FIFA World Cup finals for either a men's or women's side.

Playing before a most partisan 16,000 strong crowd at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in the second match of a double-header, T&T got the insurance second goal after leading 1-0 at the break.

The hosts opened the scoring in the ninth minute through Diarra Simmons before Hinds doubled the lead, only for Chilean substitute Iona Rothfeld to cut the deficit with seven minutes remaining.

In the day's first match, West Africans Nigeria got a double from Ngozi Oboki to stun defending champions, Korea DPR 3-2.

In the first game, Ngozi Okobi scored in the third and 79th minutes to lay the foundation for Nigeria's triumph. Francisca Ordega added her side's second goal in the 77th minute, which pulled the African side level, after Kim Su Gyong (28th) and Kim Kum Jong (58th) had put Korea DPR in front.

At the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Tobago, Lena Petermann (12th, 13th, 72nd) and Kyra Malinowski (42nd, 55th, 66th) smashed hat-tricks as Germany blitzed Mexico 9-0, while South Korea overcame a sluggish start to secure a 3-1 win over South Africa.