Japan and Spain became the first two teams to advance to the knockout rounds of the Women's World Cup.
Japan peppered the Costa Rica goal with 24 total shots and 12 on target. Costa Rica keeper Daniela Solera made 10 saves.
Costa Rica never really had a chance to get back into the game knowing that it needed a win to keep its advancement hopes alive. Spain beat Costa Rica to start the tournament and Costa Rica needed a result that it ultimately didn’t get.Spain blew out Zambia 5-0 immediately after Japan’s win to set up a winner-take-all game between the two teams on Monday.
The loss is Zambia’s second 5-0 defeat of the tournament and Zambia found itself down 2-0 to Spain within the first 15 minutes of the game. Teresa Abelleira opened the scoring in the ninth minute and her goal was followed by Jennifer Hermoso’s first goal in the13th minute. The lead stretched to three when Alba Redondo scored the first of her two goals in the 69th minute and Hermoso added her second a minute later.Rewatch all 5️⃣ of La Roja's historic goals ⬇️
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