Goles y resumen
95'
The match ends, Japan defeats Costa Rica.
92'
Ueki's powerful header, but the ball ends up in the goalkeeper's hands.
87'
Solera controls the ball in an attempt to generate danger up front.
80'
Gloriana Villalobos' powerful shot, but the ball ends up in Yamashita's hands.
76'
Hinata sent a lethal shot at goal, but the ball ended up in Solera's hands.
70'
A powerful shot from Japan, but the ball is well saved.
64'
Costa Rica seeks to fend off Japan's onslaught at all costs
58'
Japan changes. Veki and Miyasawa are replaced by Tanaka and Fujino.
50'
Close! Powerful shot on goal by Solera, but the goalkeeper ends up saving the ball.
46'
The second half resumes between Japan and Costa Rica.
45'
Change from Costa Rica. Villalobos replaces Guillen.
45+5'
Halftime in Dunedin, Japan dominates the match and wins it after the first forty-five minutes.
43'
Japan dominated the match, and Costa Rica had little or nothing to do.
38'
Costa Rica can't get the Japanese out of their half of the field.
32'
Close! Miyake's shot on goal, but the ball goes slightly wide.
26'
Goal, goal, goal for Japan! Fujino drove to the end line and ended up beating the goalkeeper to put in the second.
25'
Goal, goal, goal for Japan! After a pass to Naomoto, she enters the box, controls and sends a tremendous shot to score the first.
20'
Japan dominates the match, the Ticas have shown little.
14'
Naomoto sends a cross shot, but the ball ends up going over the end line.
9'
A back and forth duel, both teams are looking for the opponent's goal.
0'
Japan and Costa Rica kick off the match.
Costa Rica: LineUp
Solera; Guillén, Benavides, Villalobos; Coto, Elizondo, Granados, Alvarado; Herrera, Salas, Chinchilla
Japan: LineUp
Yamashita; Minami, Kumagi, Miyake; Shimizu, Sugita, Naomoto, Hasegawa, Hayashi; Tanaka, Fujino
To the court
Both teams are already on the field warming up before kickoff.
Arrived
Costa Rica is already at the stadium, the Costa Rican team will go all out for its first victory.
Present
Japan has already arrived at the stadium; they will be looking to continue winning three points and qualify for the next stage.
What a situation!
Costa Rica has not had positive numbers lately, the team has accumulated four matches without a win, two ties and two defeats, and has not been able to keep a clean sheet and has not scored in two matches.
What a thing!
In this World Cup, Japan will be looking for two wins in a row for the third time in a World Cup, so they will go all out for this match.
Keep an eye on the data!
Japan have won five of their seven group matches, so they will be looking for more victories.
It won't be long!
Less than an hour to go before this important duel kicks off, surprises are expected in this match.
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Channels for Japan vs Costa Rica online
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What time is Japan vs Costa Rica matchday 2 of the Women's World Cup 2023?
This is the kick-off time for the Japan vs Costa Rica match on July 25, 2023 in several countries:
Argentina: 34:00 hours
Bolivia: 03:00 hours
Brazil: 03:00 hours
Chile: 03:00 hours
Colombia: 03:00 hours
Ecuador: 03:00 hours
United States: 01:00 hours PT and 03:00 hours ET
Mexico: 23:00 hours
Paraguay: 23:00 hours
Peru: 01:00 hours
Uruguay: 04:00 hours
Venezuela: 00:00 hours
Japan: 00:00 hours
India: 10:00 a.m.
Nigeria: 23:00 hours
South Africa: 23:00 hours
Australia: 23:00 hours
United Kingdom ET: 23:00 hours
Costa Rica Statements
Amelia Valverde spoke before the match: "The moment with the ball, obviously the moment of the goals, there are 12 minutes of lack of concentration, it takes us out a little bit that way. We had some problems, but especially when we had the ball, we lost it very quickly and that's where the situation is".
"The mistakes we had in the scoring and in some moments of the game, we changed a little the figure, try to have the ball more, but the attack was perhaps not the best and now to raise our heads, stay with the final sensations of the game and try to prepare a good game for Wednesday."
"I don't think we can reproach any of the girls for adapting to all the circumstances we have here. I congratulate them, because they always give their maximum effort and so on. It was not the result we wanted, but we have to prepare for the next match".
How is Costa Rica coming?
Costa Rica lost their first match of the tournament against Spain, the Ticas were defeated three goals to zero, so they will be looking for revenge.
How are Japan coming in?
Japan arrives after beating Zambia five goals to zero, the Japanese will be looking for three points again in this important match and continue to stay at the top.
The Japan vs Costa Rica match will be played at the Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The Japan vs Costa Rica match will be played at the Forsyth Barr Stadium, located in Dunedin, New Zealand. The stadium has a capacity for 18,000 people.
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers!
Welcome to the blog commentary of the match Japan vs Costa Rica, corresponding to Matchday 2 of the Women's World Cup 2023. The match will take place at the Forsyth Barr Stadium at 01:00.