Japan v Costa Rica

Japan v Costa Rica

How the U23s can boost USWNT options for World Cup 2027

Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí out for at least 3 months with leg break

Women's World Cup 2031: U.S. proposes 14 host stadiums

How the U23s can boost USWNT options for World Cup 2027

Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí out for at least 3 months with leg break

Women's World Cup 2031: U.S. proposes 14 host stadiums

CRC @ JPN Videos

Game Information

FIFA Women's World Cup Standings

FIFA Women's World Cup News

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage

JapanJapanJPN

WWLDL, 6 PTS

Costa RicaCosta RicaCRC

LLDLL, 0 PTS

Hikaru Naomoto - 25'

Aoba Fujino - 27'

1
Yamashita
3
Minami
4
Kumagai
5
Miyake
6
Sugita
16
Hayashi
14
Hasegawa
2
Shimizu
8
Naomoto
15
Fujino
11
Tanaka

No.Name
1Ayaka Yamashita
4Saki Kumagai
3Moeka Minami
5Shiori Miyake
16Honoka Hayashi 10Fuka Nagano
14Yui Hasegawa
6Hina Sugita
2Risa Shimizu 19Miyabi Moriya
11Mina Tanaka 9Riko Ueki
8Hikaru Naomoto 17Kiko Seike
15Aoba Fujino 7Hinata Miyazawa

Substitutes
23Rion Ishikawa
22Remina Chiba
12Hana Takahashi
20Maika Hamano
18Momoko Tanaka
13Jun Endo
21Chika Hirao

23
Solera
12
Elizondo
4
Benavides
20
Villalobos
3
Coto
2
Guillen
16
Alvarado
15
Granados
7
Herrera
9
Salas
14
Chinchilla

No.Name
23Daniela Solera
4Mariana Benavides
20Fabiola Villalobos
12María Paula Elizondo
3María Paula Coto
16Katherine Alvarado
15Cristín Granados 11Rocky Rodríguez
2Gabriela Guillen 10Gloriana Villalobos
7Melissa Herrera
14Priscila Chinchilla
9María Paula Salas 21Sheika Scott

Substitutes
18Priscilla Tapia
17Sofía Varela
22Catalina Estrada
5Valeria Del Campo
8Mariela Campos
6Carol Sánchez
1Génesis Pérez
13Emilie Valenciano
19Alexandra Pinell

Should USWNT and other World Cup favourites fear Japan?

0:50

Forsyth Barr Stadium

1:00 AM, July 26, 2023Coverage: FS1

Dunedin, New Zealand

Attendance: 6,992

Referees:
Maria Ferrieri Caputi

Emma Hayes has revitalized the U.S. U23 pathway and a win over England showed how it will help her options ahead of the 2027 World Cup.

Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí will be sidelined for at least three months after tests confirmed she will require surgery on a broken bone in her leg.

The United States Soccer Federation proposed 14 American sites among 20 possible venues to host games for the 2031 Women's World Cup.

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