In Group C of the Women's World Cup, Japan and Spain faced off in a fierce battle. Both teams have won two consecutive matches to lock up their places in the tournament, and both teams have adopted pass-and-control soccer as the core of their tactics. However, Spain is clearly superior to Japan in many aspects. Looking back at the last four meetings, Spain has the upper hand with three wins and a draw, which suggests a win for the visitors is not out of the question. (Live coverage of this exciting match on Now 630 on Monday at 3pm)
Japan women's soccer team slightly inexperienced
Japan, the 2011 World Cup champions, beat Zambia 5-0 in the first round of the group stage of the tournament, with wing forward Hinata Miyazawa scoring twice, and strikers Minami Tanaka, Riko Ueki, and left midfielder Jun Endo also scoring. 25 shots were taken in the match, 11 of which were on target, making the offense very efficient. They also beat Costa Rica by two goals in the last round of the tournament to advance out of the tournament. However, most of the players of the Japanese team are playing in the local league, not many of them have gone abroad to seek gold, only the 32-year-old captain Sashi Kumagai has some experience, the other players still need to accumulate more experience in international competitions, and their fighting power may not be as good as those top teams in Europe and the United States.
