There weren’t many dilemmas regarding FIFA Women’s World Cup group C. Even before the maiden game kick-off, it was blatantly clear Japan and Spain would progress to the next stage, with Zambia and Costa Rica being left with nothing but pieces of hope left for them.Japan cruise past Costa Rica and top Group C in the Women’s World Cup 🇯🇵🇨🇷 pic.twitter.com/lq1V4k5dZ1— OneFootball (@OneFootball) July 26, 2023 And after this Wednesday morning, the last bits of hope have left them. The Asian side rushed to a 2-0 victory against Costa Rica to secure a place in the knockout stage.Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino both scored in the space of three first-half minutes to ease the 2011 champions to three points.##NAJAVA_MECA_7390666##Costa Rica’s keeper Solera – who has now made a tournament-high 19 stops at this World Cup – was once again the only factor preventing them from an embarrassing scoreline.
