Japan beat Spain, meet former world champion

The final match of Group C is no longer meaningful as Japan and Spain have already secured their tickets to the next round with 2 absolute victories. The winner of this match will face Norway in the round of 16.

It was no surprise that the Spanish women's team were the ones to put pressure on their opponents right from the opening whistle. The ball went through the legs of Alexia Putellas and Jennifer Hermoso. However, before the star duo could shine, the Spanish women's team unexpectedly conceded a goal.

Japan 4-0 Spain

In the 11th minute, the Japanese women's team counterattacked quickly. Jun Endo passed the ball very well for Hinata Miyazawa to finish cleverly, defeating the Spanish goalkeeper.

The Spanish women's team controlled the ball a lot but lacked ideas in their attacks. The good team from Spain could not attack in the middle and had to push the ball to the two wings. However, this way of organizing the attack did not bring any results. In the 29th minute, the Japanese women's team continued to score from a counterattack.

Hinata Miyazawa continued to dribble with great power and speed. She attracted two defenders and had a favorable pass back for Riko Ueki to accurately score, doubling the gap for the Asian representative. Before the end of the first half, the Spanish defense suffered a nightmare when Mina Tanaka scored the third goal for the Japanese women's team.

In the second half, the script did not change much as the Japanese women's team played with a low formation, defending deep. The Spanish women's team only had one notable move. In the 32nd minute, Ona Batlle dribbled skillfully but her shot unfortunately missed the target.

In the 82nd minute, substitute player Tanaka Mina dribbled past two Spanish defenders before firing a "cannonball" to widen the gap to 4 goals. With a convincing victory, Japan took the top spot in Group C and will face Norway in the round of 16. Spain finished second in the group and will face the Swiss women's team.

Result: Japan 4-0 Spain

Score

Japan: Hinata (11',40'), Ueki (29'), Tanaka Mina (82')

Japan vs Spain lineup

Japan: Ayaka Yamashita (1-TM), Moeka Minami (3), Saki Kumagai (4), Hana Takahashi (12), Risa Shimizu (2), Fuka Nagano (10), Jun Endo (13), Honoka Hayashi (16), Hinata Miyazawa (7), Hikaru Naomoto (8), Riko Ueki (9)

Spain: Misa Rodriguez (1-TM), Ona Batlle (2), Irene Paredes (4), Olga Carmona (19), Rocio Galves (20), Teresa Abelleira (3), Aitana Bonmati (6), Alexia Putellas (11), Mariona Caldentey (8), Jennifer Hermoso (10), Salma Paralluelo (18)

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