FIFA Women's World Cup

Japan

Past match
Japan won.
Japan beat Norway
Norway 1 – 3 Japan
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Match Details

Sky Stadium (Wellington) · 33,042 fans · FS1 View tournament bracket →

Line Score

12T
JPN 12 3
NOR 10 1

Match Leaders

Norway
  • GR Guro Reiten — 1Goals
  • GR Guro Reiten — 2Total Shots
  • MH Mathilde Harviken — 3Saves
Japan
  • RS Risa Shimizu — 1Goals
  • HM Hinata Miyazawa — 5Total Shots
  • AY Ayaka Yamashita — 2Saves

Key Events

88'Substitution, Norway. Sara Hørte replaces Thea Bjelde.
81'Goal! Japan 3, Norway 1. Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a through ball following a fast break.
74'Substitution, Norway. Ada Hegerberg replaces Tuva Hansen.
72'Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
63'Substitution, Norway. Frida Maanum replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
63'Substitution, Norway. Karina Sævik replaces Emilie Haavi.
50'Goal! Japan 2, Norway 1. Risa Shimizu (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
20'Goal! Japan 1, Norway 1. Guro Reiten (Norway) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vilde Bøe Risa with a cross.
15'Own Goal by Ingrid Engen, Norway. Japan 1, Norway 0.

Team Stats

NorwayJapan
General
39.6 Possession % 60.4
8 Shots 16
3 On Target 4
0 Offsides 2
1 Corners 6
8 Fouls 6
Passing & Defense
298 Passes Completed 526
5 Crosses Won 1
5 Tackles Won 7
7 Interceptions 9
31 Clearances 16
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 2

Recent Form

Japan L W W W W
Norway L D L D W

Starting Lineups

Japan

  1. AY #1 Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. SK #4 Saki KumagaiCD
  3. MM #3 Moeka MinamiCD-L
  4. HT #12 Hana TakahashiCD-R
  5. FN #10 Fuka NaganoCM-L
  6. YH #14 Yui HasegawaCM-R
  7. #13 Jun EndoLM
  8. RS #2 Risa ShimizuRM
  9. #11 Mina TanakaF
  10. HM #7 Hinata MiyazawaCF-L
  11. AF #15 Aoba FujinoCF-R

Norway

  1. AM #23 Aurora MikalsenG
  2. MH #16 Mathilde HarvikenCD-L
  3. MM #6 Maren MjeldeCD-R
  4. TH #4 Tuva HansenLB
  5. TB #13 Thea BjeldeRB
  6. VB #8 Vilde Bøe RisaCM
  7. GR #11 Guro ReitenLM
  8. IS #7 Ingrid Syrstad EngenRM
  9. SR #22 Sophie Román HaugF
  10. EH #20 Emilie HaaviLF
  11. CG #10 Caroline Graham HansenRF

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News

Hull City interested in Japan winger Nakamura
· BBC Sport
Hull City express an interest in signing Stade de Reims' Japanese winger Keito Nakamura
End of an era? South Korea’s sun sets in the Premier League but Japan rise
· The Guardian
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Ange Postecoglou is exactly what Japan need after fifth-straight World Cup knockout loss | John Duerden
· The Guardian
The Samurai Blue’s toughest opponents are themselves. The Australian coach would help them kick down the door to football’s global elite As Japan’s players burst into tears after losing to Brazil in the 96th minute of…
Japan the example to follow but this has been a dismal World Cup for Asia | John Duerden
· The Guardian
Iran were treated badly while two countries were debutants, but Saudi Arabia and South Korea should have done better For a while, it looked as if Asia’s biggest World Cup result was on and Japan were going to beat…
‘The right path’: Carlo Ancelotti keeps cool after Brazil survive Japan scare in last 32
· The Guardian
Ancelotti says late win was Brazil’s ‘most complete game’ Hajime Moriyasu says Japan ‘have to improve’ Carlo Ancelotti was characteristically calm after Brazil’s 2-1 victory against Japan on Monday, insisting he had…

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