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Japan on brink of Women’s World Cup last 16 after Costa Rica stroll

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 26, 2023 (AFP) – Japan all but booked their place in the Women’s World Cup last 16 as forwards Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino scored twice in three minutes in a 2-0 win over Costa Rica on Wednesday. A sparse crowd of 6,992 spectators saw the match in Dunedin, the lowest attendance so far at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. Japan’s passage into the knock-out stages from Group C […]