FIFA Women's World Cup

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Match Report

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Japan top Group C with 4-0 rout of Spain in Wellington

Miyazawa scored twice as Japan put on a counter-attacking clinic to beat Spain 4-0 and secure top spot in Group C at the Women's World Cup on Monday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
2
77.1
Possession
22.9
10
SHOTS
7
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
782
Accurate Passes
158
894
Passes
265
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
6
Accurate Crosses
0
20
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.0
42
Long Balls
56
24
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
0
15
Effective Tackles
14
19
Tackles
23
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
14
7
Effective Clearances
23
7
Clearances
23

Highlights

02:10 Marsden: Big worrying signs for Spain after Japan demolition Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ESP leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

JPN · 3-4-3

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 4Saki KumagaiCD
  3. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  4. 12Hana TakahashiCD-R
  5. 10Fuka NaganoCM-L
  6. 16Honoka HayashiCM-R
  7. 13Jun EndoLM
  8. 2Risa ShimizuRM
  9. 9Riko UekiF
  10. 8Hikaru NaomotoCF-L
  11. 7Hinata MiyazawaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Aoba FujinoSUB
  2. 22Remina ChibaSUB
  3. 23Rion IshikawaSUB
  4. 14Yui HasegawaSUB
  5. 20Maika HamanoSUB
  6. 18Momoko TanakaSUB
  7. 6Hina SugitaSUB
  8. 5Shiori MiyakeSUB
  9. 19Miyabi MoriyaSUB
  10. 17Kiko SeikeSUB
  11. 21Chika HiraoSUB
  12. 11Mina TanakaSUB

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 1Misa RodríguezG
  2. 20Rocío GálvezCD-L
  3. 4Irene ParedesCD-R
  4. 19Olga CarmonaLB
  5. 2Ona BatlleRB
  6. 3Teresa AbelleiraCM
  7. 11Alexia PutellasLM
  8. 6Aitana BonmatíRM
  9. 10Jenni HermosoF
  10. 8Mariona CaldenteyLF
  11. 18Salma ParallueloRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Eva NavarroSUB
  2. 22Athenea del CastilloSUB
  3. 23Cata CollSUB
  4. 16María PérezSUB
  5. 9Esther GonzálezSUB
  6. 17Alba RedondoSUB
  7. 21Claudia ZornozaSUB
  8. 7Irene GuerreroSUB
  9. 13Enith SalónSUB
  10. 5Ivana AndrésSUB
  11. 12Oihane HernándezSUB
  12. 14Laia CodinaSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Japan 1, Spain 0. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jun Endo with a through ball.
  2. 29' Goal! Japan 2, Spain 0. Riko Ueki (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa following a fast break.
  3. 40' Goal! Japan 3, Spain 0. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Riko Ueki following a fast break.
  4. 45'+1' Olga Carmona (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Japan. Aoba Fujino replaces Hinata Miyazawa.
  6. 45' Substitution, Spain. Oihane Hernández replaces Olga Carmona.
  7. 59' Substitution, Japan. Yui Hasegawa replaces Fuka Nagano.
  8. 59' Substitution, Japan. Miyabi Moriya replaces Risa Shimizu.
  9. 62' Substitution, Spain. Alba Redondo replaces Alexia Putellas.
  10. 62' Substitution, Spain. Eva Navarro replaces Mariona Caldentey.
  11. 68' Substitution, Japan. Mina Tanaka replaces Riko Ueki.
  12. 72' Substitution, Spain. Claudia Zornoza replaces Teresa Abelleira.
  13. 82' Substitution, Spain. Esther González replaces Salma Paralluelo.
  14. 82' Goal! Japan 4, Spain 0. Mina Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya.
  15. 85' Substitution, Japan. Hina Sugita replaces Jun Endo.
  16. 89' Oihane Hernández (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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