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The United States, the holders, and a European contingent led by continental champions England were touted as title contenders going into the World Cup.Japan players celebrate their victory after the end of their 2023 Women’s World Cup round of 16 football match against Norway at the Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington. AFP
“I think we were left behind by the sudden strides that the rest of the world were making,” former Japan coach Asako Takakura, who led the team at the 2019 World Cup, told AFP ahead of the 2023 edition.They won all three of their group games—a record matched only by Sweden and England—scoring 11 times and not conceding.
They followed that up with a 3-1 victory over former champions Norway on Saturday and now face the United States or Sweden for a place in the semi-finals. “Japan haven’t really looked in danger in these four games so far,” he wrote, saying that Norway played “old-fashioned football” compared to Japan.“But this isn’t an era when you can win just by using your power.Starting to believeSpain had much more of the ball but had only two shots on target.Norway coach Hege Riise said Japan will be hard to beat.“The combination of tiki-taka with direct play is hard to defend.
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