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Its currently goalless there. japan showed why theyre among the favourites by thrashing spain 4—0 to finish top of group c. the 2011 champions were 3—0 up at half—time, with two goals from hinata miyazawa. substitute mina tanaka rounded off the scoring in the second half. japan will stay in wellington where theyll play norway in the last 16 on saturday. despite the heavy defeat spain still make it through as runners—up — theyll play switzerland in the first knockout round. heres how gr...

Spain easing past zambia and japan, seeing off costa rica to maintain their perfect start. canada close to joining them in the last 16 after fighting back to knock ireland out. drew savage reports. tournament football is all about building momentum. and while japan will face bigger tests than zambia and costa rica, two wins will do for a start. its 12 years since they won the world cup. albert fujino was just seven years old then. aged 19, she made history with their second goal against costa ri...

Costa rica to maintain their perfect start. canada close to joining them in the last 16 after fighting back to knock ireland out. drew savage reports. tournament football is all about building momentum. and while japan will face bigger tests than zambia and costa rica, two wins will do for a start. its 12 years since they won the world cup. albert fujino was just seven years old then. aged 19, she made history with their second goal against costa rica, becoming her countrys youngest scorer at a ...

Of the fancied sides. the 2011 champions, japan, booked their place in the knockout stages, as did another team in group c, spain. they ran out winners against costa rica and zambia respectively, and will now meet on monday to battle it out for top spot in the group. joe lynskey watched the action today. two games in the, group c is decided. the 2011 champions and a new force in this sport are both through to the knockouts. spain are at just their through to the knockouts. spain are atjust their...

Etched on their— because they were great. heartbreak etched on their faces, _ because they were great. heartbreak etched on their faces, but _ because they were great. heartbreak etched on their faces, but this - etched on their faces, but this debut world cup has seen heroic performances from the girls in green. jane dougall, bbc news, perth. so ireland will be heading home at the earliest opportunity after their last game in group b, which is nigeria on monday. spain and japan are the first ...

Them in the last 16 afterfighting back to knock ireland out. drew savage reports. determine football was and will do for a start. 12 years since they won the world cup and just seven years old and she made history with their second gold in costa rica becoming the country strongest scorer at a womens world cup. japan replaced spain on monday to decide who wins group c and who goes through in second place. the qualifiers in style for the 5-0 the qualifiers in style for the 5—0 win against zambia...

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And euros that top teams do start off fairly slow. you know, there are nerves coming into game no matter who you are, no matter what player you are, no matter what team youre playing for, youre going to be nervous. and like i said, the expectation maybe a little bit more pressure now being european champions. you often see it teams starting slow, but it doesnt it really doesnt matter how you start. the most important thing is getting the win for your opening game. thats huge. itjust really relie...

Haiti. the first step they hope will lead them all the way to the trophy. the tournament champions, usa also get going tomorrow morning. it will be one of the most competitive workup it already is. thats exciting, thats what everyone wants to watch. its like a mans world cup. anyone can go out and win. wejust said saudia arabia beat argentina. things like that are going to happen. its exciting, its exciting for womens football. this is what we all want. this is what we all want. the usa against ...

All been used at centre—back. she has plenty of options. the problem tomorrow is just the lack of experience in those options. its been a busy day already at the world cup. three games this morning with the very highly rated spain side cruising to victory against costa rica in wellington. three goals in six first half minutes did all the damage. costa ricas valeria del campo scoring an own goal to put spain ahead. that was before aitana bonmati curled in a second two minutes later. esther gonz...