Women's World Cup: Where are all the goals?

Scoreboard:

• Day 1: New Zealand 1, Norway 0; Australia 1, Ireland 0; Nigeria 0, Canada 0
• Day 2: USA 3, Vietnam 0; Spain 3, Costa Rica 0; Switzerland 2, Philippines 0
• Day 3: Japan 5, Zambia 0; England 1, Haiti 0; Denmark 1, China 0
• Day 4: Netherlands 1, Portugal 0; France 0, Jamaica 0, Sweden 2, South Africa 1
• Day 5: Germany 6, Morocco 0; Italy 1, Argentina 0

The intrigue: Much of those struggles have come from the World Cup newcomers.

• Seven have played — Philippines, Ireland, Zambia, Haiti, Vietnam, Portugal and Morocco — and none have won, nor even scored a goal.
• Panama is the only debutant that hasn't completed a match yet: They kicked off against Brazil at 7am ET on Monday morning.

Notes:

• Huge ratings: The USWNT's opener averaged 5.3 million viewers on Fox, making it the second-most-watched group stage game ever on an English-language telecast.

• Morocco's historic debut: Though they lost to heavily favored Germany, Morocco still made history as the first North African and Arab nation to play in the Women's World Cup.
• The gap is closing: Haiti's 1-0 loss to England, Jamaica's stunning draw with France and New Zealand's upset win over Norway are early examples of a promising new reality in women's soccer: The gap between top teams and the field is closing.