Japan and Spain both won big in their respective showsdowns next week. Canada won against Ireland despite a torrential downpour.
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Japan arrived in the World Cup on a high and came out with two wins. After a 5-0 demolition of Zambia four days earlier, Japan defeated Costa Rica 2-0 with two goals scored three minutes apart in the middle of the first half.
Hikaru Nmoto and Aoba Funo scored for Japan on Wednesday. They are now the fifth and six players who have done so in Japan’s first two matches. It is the way in which Japan won, with its technical and speedy abilities and defenses that have allowed only two shots to be on target over two matches that makes it intriguing.
It might be time to include Japan in discussions about the team that could win this year’s tournament. The country was a World Cup winner only 10 years ago. Futoshi-Ikeda, the coach of Japan, brought up this possibility after their team won its first match. His opinion will remain the same despite its second win.
Ikeda said to reporters following the Zambia match, “We have players who have seen Japan as world champions.” We would like to challenge ourselves to win the title again.
Ireland was hoping to win its first World Cup on Wednesday. But Canada won 2-1 and ended Ireland’s chances of progressing further in the competition.
Canada finally got points after being kept scoreless by Nigeria in their first World Cup match. An own-goal in the second half of the game and an Adriana Leon strike in the final minutes of the first period gave them the boost they needed.
In a first half that was frenetic and seemed to favor Ireland, the own-goal in the 49th minutes tied the match, giving Canada the boost they needed. Rain poured in Perth, Australia, making it seem like Ireland had won the game.
Canada was the gold medal winner from Tokyo Olympics 2021 when it entered the World Cup. The Canadians only made it past the World Cup’s round of 16, and they hoped to make a longer run this time. These plans were rocky against Nigeria, and they looked even more uncertain early on against Ireland.
Ireland’s very first World Cup goal was scored in style. Katie McCabe took a corner in the 4th minute, and fired a left-footed, curving shot into the upper right corner of the net, just above the hands of Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Shiridan.
It is extremely rare to score directly off a corner-kick. This feat, known as an Olimpico in sports parlance, happens very rarely. Megan Rapinoe has two of these goals. Both were scored during the Olympics.
In the second half, Canada dominated ball possession.
Canada’s win puts it in a prime position for the Round of 16; however, Australia’s match against Nigeria will show what both teams require from their third games. Ireland will not be advancing with its two losses.
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