FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Costa Rica LLLLL 0
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Japan WWLWW 2
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CRC000
JPN202
Forsyth Barr Stadium · 6,992 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Japan beat Costa Rica to close in on WWC knockouts

Two goals in two first-half minutes gave Japan a 2-0 win over Costa Rica at Dunedin Stadium on Wednesday to all but secure the 2011 champions a spot in the knockout rounds of the Women's World Cup.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
9
10
Saves
2
43.1
Possession
56.9
6
SHOTS
24
2
ON GOAL
12
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
334
Accurate Passes
455
437
Passes
554
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
9
1
Crosses
25
1.0
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
35
15
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
8
7
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
15
24
Effective Clearances
4
24
Clearances
4

Highlights

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Head to Head

JPN leads series 2-0

Lineups

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 4Saki KumagaiCD
  3. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  4. 5Shiori MiyakeCD-R
  5. 16Honoka HayashiCM-L
  6. 14Yui HasegawaCM-R
  7. 6Hina SugitaLM
  8. 2Risa ShimizuRM
  9. 11Mina TanakaF
  10. 8Hikaru NaomotoCF-L
  11. 15Aoba FujinoCF-R

CRC · 4-4-1-1

  1. 23Daniela SoleraG
  2. 4Mariana BenavidesCD-L
  3. 20Fabiola VillalobosCD-R
  4. 12María Paula ElizondoLB
  5. 3María CotoRB
  6. 16Katherine AlvaradoCM-L
  7. 15Cristín GranadosCM-R
  8. 2Gabriela GuillenLM
  9. 7Melissa HerreraRM
  10. 14Priscila ChinchillaF
  11. 9María Paula SalasRCF

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Japan 1, Costa Rica 0. Hikaru Naomoto (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
  2. 27' Goal! Japan 2, Costa Rica 0. Aoba Fujino (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
  3. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Gloriana Villalobos replaces Gabriela Guillén.
  4. 59' Substitution, Japan. Hinata Miyazawa replaces Aoba Fujino.
  5. 59' Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
  6. 64' Substitution, Costa Rica. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Cristín Granados.
  7. 74' Substitution, Japan. Fuka Nagano replaces Honoka Hayashi.
  8. 74' Substitution, Japan. Kiko Seike replaces Hikaru Naomoto.
  9. 76' Substitution, Costa Rica. Sheika Scott replaces María Salas.
  10. 85' Priscila Chinchilla (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Japan. Miyabi Moriya replaces Risa Shimizu.

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