Japan emerging as a Women’s World Cup favourite

Nadeshiko power into quarter-finals with convincing win over Norway PUBLISHED : 5 Aug 2023 at 21: 24 Japan’s Risa Shimizu ratings her side’s 2nd objective throughout a 3-1 win over Norway in their Round of 16 match at the Women’s World Cup in Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday. (Photo: Reuters) WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Japan are firming their status as one of the favourites to win the Women’s World Cup after romping into the quarter-finals with 4 dominant wins and 14 objectives scored over 4 videogames. Norway coach Hege Riise stated Japan will be tough to beat after the 2011 champs powered their method to a 3-1 win on Saturday in their Round of 16 match. Japan will face either protecting champs the United States, who have looked less than motivating, or Sweden in the last 8 after beating Norway in Wellington. Coach Futoshi Ikeda, nevertheless, invested much of his post-match press conference on Saturday talkingabout the single objective his group have yielded in their time in New Zealand. Having kept 3 tidy sh
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