AUCKLAND : High-flying Japan and Spain will be eager to build on dominant opening wins in the Women's World Cup by securing knockout berths with a game to spare on Wednesday while Canada face Ireland, needing a victory to ignite their campaign.Japan have advanced to the knockouts in the last three World C
AUCKLAND : High-flying Japan and Spain will be eager to build on dominant opening wins in the Women's World Cup by securing knockout berths with a game to spare on Wednesday while Canada face Ireland, needing a victory to ignite their campaign.
They will not be lulled into a false sense of security, however, with coach Futoshi Ikeda warning his squad against underestimating their next opponents Costa Rica, who lost 3-0 to Spain. Spain coach Jorge Vilda similarly cautioned against complacency despite a sensational opening display, where they scored three goals inside the first 30 minutes and had 12 attempts on target.
"I'm expecting a team that's going to defend well and is going to be very, very dangerous on the counterattack," Vilda said."Tomorrow won't be an easy game at all."
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