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The group stage is over. Success.
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Asian teams in the top 16 include Japan
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and Australia
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. Two Vietnamese from Southeast Asia
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and the Philippines
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Finish this one off with a big loss.
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Although they have watched them being bullied by their opponents to the point of doubting their lives, when it is rumored that a number of European clubs have taken an interest in their players and may invite them to join them, it feels like their journey has been quite rewarding.
As for the East Asian team China
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South Korea
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It's a shame they're not in the group stage. They were expected to be in the
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The two finalists should be able to compete with European and American teams, but in the end China
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The team scored two goals in three matches (both on penalty kicks) to go home early with a win and two losses, while South Korea
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Even more so, the team earned only one goal and finished with a draw and two losses to the
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Journey.
As for Japan
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and Australia
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The big win shows that they are still far ahead of their rivals in Asian women's soccer. First of all, Japan
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Against unbeaten Spain
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On, surprisingly, it's better than
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Beating Spain came even better, with the same low-control tactics and spot-on defensive counterattacks that allowed Spain to
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Beaten to the point of losing their minds. The other game Australia
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Facing Olympic champions Canada
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I thought it would be a close game with a small scoreline, but I didn't expect Australia to win.
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Surprisingly, it managed to beat Canada four to nothing without Cole
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The sixteenth round of the tournament.
After watching these six games, Blue Cannonball saw some players worth letting us discuss and recognize, let's talk about the players who performed well in the third round in this piece.
At the end of the group stage, the leading scorer was not a player from the
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The dominant American team, nor from European powers such as Britain, France and Spain, and this from Japan
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Miyazawa Hinata, who is only 23 years old. The Kanagawa-born young woman has already contributed four goals and an assist in just three games. With such a superb performance of four goals in the group stage alone, if Japan
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Hinata Miyazawa will likely surpass Japan if he can keep breaking through in the elimination rounds.
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The legendary Hotohi Sawa tournament record of five goals.
After a 5-0 win over Zambia
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Hinata Miyazawa won the single-game Player of the Game award with 2G1A, and this 4-0 defeat of Spain
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The tournament also gave Miyazawa her second Player of the Year award. While it may seem like she's in the middle of this
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The next generation of Japan's Yamato Nadeshiko was called "A" by the Japanese media as early as Hinata Miyazawa's high school days, but against the mighty Spain, it's a good thing she's not a big fan of the game.
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The Miyazawa Hinata is arguably their bitter rival, as back in 2018
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On the premise of losing to Spain in the group stage and meeting again in the final, Japan
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Surprisingly, they beat Spain three to one, and for the young Japan U20
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The man who opened the scoring was Hinata Miyazawa. Photo/Website: Hinata Miyazawa in great form in the group stage (https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/)
Miyazawa, who specializes in the left and right sides of the field, faced Spain's
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was placed on the right side of the field, and the right side was opposite surprisingly Putrias, the 2022 Miss World Soccer and Women's Ballon d'Or double winner. Miyazawa didn't shy away from facing the superstar of women's soccer, and after facing the Spanish
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On the power play, she had contributions of two blocked shots, two steals and two interceptions that limited the performance of Spanish players on the same side of the field, including Putrias.
In addition to his defense, the smart and speedy Hinata Miyazawa has been the most popular player in the Japanese
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Launching a defensive counterattack, her positioning and sudden acceleration both made Spain
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For example, the first goal, Jun Endo received a pass from the left side of the field, and then Miyazawa accelerated from the midfield area to catch up with the ball. What is even more amazing is that after she harvested this pass, she was able to return to the defense of two Spanish players.
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The first goal was scored by Japan, who was still able to effectively carry the ball and put it into the goal of Spain under the attacking force.
The second goal was also good enough, as number nine forward Riko Ueki got a pass from the center of the field, and Hinata Miyazawa started sprinting forward to find space. When Riko Ueki saw her move, she was able to direct the ball towards the goal, and Miyazawa once again used her speed to leave Spain in the dust.
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The second goal of the match was scored with a powerful shot straight into the penalty area to give Spain
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The prospect of hitting rock bottom. Pic/website: in the group stage Miyazawa won the best player award twice now (https://www.youtube.com/)
This time Japan
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A great victory can be said to pay homage to and utilize the Japan
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Tactics to beat the Spanish team. Against the ball-control specialists of Spanish soccer, the Japanese gave up possession and passing, and used simple and brutal defensive counterattacks to constantly threaten the Spanish
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And just because Japan
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The ball-handling skills are so excellent that the passes delivered on counterattacks are extremely perfect, as if Jun Endo's hanging pass is one of the very soulful examples.
