Posted on 08/09/2023 08:00 by Steeven Occhipinti
This is one of the posters not to be missed from the quarter-finals of this Women’s World Cup. Japan has continued to surprise since the start of the competition. We could expect to see the Japanese selection shine in Australia and New Zealand. But Futoshi Ikeda’s team have emerged as one of the big favorites now. In her group C, she had no trouble finishing in the lead, despite the presence of Spain. She chained wide successes against Zambia (0-5), Costa Rica (2-0) and Spain (4-0). Led by a Hinata Miyazawa in great shape, with already 5 goals, Japan did not give up in the round of 16, beating Norway (3-1). From now on, he will return to Sweden this Friday at 9:30 a.m. His opponent of the day was able to finish at the top of group G, with 3 successes as well. Sweden were able to beat South Africa (2-1), Italy (5-0) and Argentina (0-2). And the Swedish players were able to follow up by taking out the American favorites in the round of 16, during the penalty shootout. However, they had a lot of trouble in the game against the USA. The Swedish selection was especially able to count on the XXL performance of its door: Zecira Musovic. Faced with a selection much more confident than the Americans and much better run offensively, Sweden will certainly have more difficulty.
