FIFA Women’s World Cup, Japan top group C by whitewashing Spain

Wellington: Japan won the Group C of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with a perfect record after it dominated Spain 4-0 in a highly-anticipated last round group match, here on Monday.

Japan and Spain had already booked their last-16 berths after the previous two rounds. Japan put on a fantastic show in the first half as they broke the deadlock in the 12th minute when Endo



Jun’s spectacular pass found Miyazawa Hinata who coolly beat goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez one-on-one

The 2011 World Cup champion doubled the lead in the 29th minute when Ueki Riko’s strike took a huge deflection to loop over a helpless Rodriguez. Five minutes before half time, Japan added the third when Ueki’s inspirational assist sent Miyazawa through to fire home.