Japan v Costa Rica

Japan beat Costa Rica to close in on knockouts

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2-0-0, 6 PTS

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0-0-2, 0 PTS

Hikaru Naomoto - 25'

Aoba Fujino - 27'

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.

Jul 26, 2023, 08:25 am - Reuters

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Here are ESPN's predictions for the two WAFCON semifinals -- Morocco vs Cameroon, and Algeria vs Malawi.

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South Africa are still determined to achieve their target of World Cup qualification, albeit via a trickier route, after falling 2-1 to Morocco in their Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal in Rabat on Saturday.

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South Africa's Lebohang Ramalepe has urged her teammates to be stronger mentally and challenge themselves to raise their game in this week's FIFA Women's World Cup 'play-in' against Nigeria on Thursday.

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