Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino goals secure win in DunedinThe 2011 champions have six points from six in Group C
Two goals in two first-half minutes gave Japan a 2-0 win over Costa Rica at Dunedin Stadium to all but secure the 2011 champions a spot in the knockout rounds of the Women’s World Cup.
The Nadeshiko reprised the effervescent passing game of their opening 5-0 win over Zambia and will progress to the last 16 for the fourth straight World Cup if Spain, as expected, beat the African side in Wednesday’s later Group C game in Auckland.
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