Daily News | Women’s World Cup: Japan, Spain become the first teams to reach the knockout rounds
Japan and Spain became the first two teams to punch their tickets to the round of 16 on Day 8 of theJapan found the back of the net twice in two minutes to dart past Costa Rica, 2-0. Hikaru Naomoto finally broke through for Japan in the 25th minute, capitalizing upon a mistimed slide tackle by a Costa Rican defender that left her with an open lane to the goal. Japan’s 19-year old forward, Aoba Fujino, immediately added to the tally in the 27th minute.
Spain entered its match heavily favored against Zambia and lived up to the hype, pouring on the offense and stifling Zambian forwardJapan heads to the knockout stages for the fourth-straight World Cup, while Spain will be making its second consecutive appearance in the round. With both squads sitting at six points apiece, the stage is set for a showdown for the top spot in Group C when Spain and Japan meet on Monday.
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