FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Saturday, August 5, 2023
Norway LDLDW 1
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Japan LWWWW 3
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NOR101
JPN123
Sky Stadium · 33,042 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Miyazawa nets again as Japan beat Norway to reach quartersfinals

Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the tournament as Japan beat Norway 3-1 in a clash of former champions on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup for the fourth time.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
39.6
Possession
60.4
8
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
298
Accurate Passes
526
405
Passes
623
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
1
11
Crosses
17
0.5
Cross %
0.1
58
Long Balls
46
32
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
5
Effective Tackles
7
9
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
9
31
Effective Clearances
16
31
Clearances
16

Highlights

00:30 Norway halt training after huge hailstorm hits Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

JPN leads series 2-0

Lineups

JPN · 3-4-3

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 4Saki KumagaiCD
  3. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  4. 12Hana TakahashiCD-R
  5. 10Fuka NaganoCM-L
  6. 14Yui HasegawaCM-R
  7. 13Jun EndoLM
  8. 2Risa ShimizuRM
  9. 11Mina TanakaF
  10. 7Hinata MiyazawaCF-L
  11. 15Aoba FujinoCF-R

NOR · 4-3-3

  1. 23Aurora MikalsenG
  2. 16Mathilde HarvikenCD-L
  3. 6Maren MjeldeCD-R
  4. 4Tuva HansenLB
  5. 13Thea BjeldeRB
  6. 8Vilde Bøe RisaCM
  7. 11Guro ReitenLM
  8. 7Ingrid Syrstad EngenRM
  9. 22Sophie Román HaugF
  10. 20Emilie HaaviLF
  11. 10Caroline Graham HansenRF

Timeline

  1. 15' Own Goal by Ingrid Engen, Norway. Japan 1, Norway 0.
  2. 20' Goal! Japan 1, Norway 1. Guro Reiten (Norway) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vilde Bøe Risa with a cross.
  3. 50' Goal! Japan 2, Norway 1. Risa Shimizu (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 63' Substitution, Norway. Karina Sævik replaces Emilie Haavi.
  5. 63' Substitution, Norway. Frida Maanum replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
  6. 72' Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
  7. 74' Substitution, Norway. Ada Hegerberg replaces Tuva Hansen.
  8. 81' Goal! Japan 3, Norway 1. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a through ball following a fast break.
  9. 88' Substitution, Norway. Sara Hørte replaces Thea Bjelde.

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