Japan W vs Costa Rica W Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Japan Women's National Football Team took on Costa Rica Women's National Football Team in the Women's Group Round of World Cup on July 26. Japan wrapped up the match with a 2-0 triumph.

Hikaru Naomoto scored the first goal of the game on the 25th minute of the match, putting Japan ahead. A goal from Aoba Fujino followed, ending the game at 2-0.

As Japan and Costa Rica meet again, the memory of Japan's 3-0 win in their friendly face-off from 8 years ago still lingers. Japan Women's National Football Team is enjoying a strong run, with victories over Zambia and Panama, with their sights now set on a victory over Costa Rica to keep the momentum going..

Costa Rica, by contrast, are coming off two consecutive defeats to Spain and South Africa. They've had trouble holding their opponents at bay, having conceded goals in each of their last ten away matches.

In this FIFA Women's World Cup showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for Japan Women's National Football Team and Costa Rica throughout the campaign. Japan’s Mina Tanaka and Aoba Fujino have played significant roles in the team’s attack, each providing decisive moments in their offensive play.

Meanwhile, Costa Rica’s attacking options have been bolstered by Alexa Herrera, the team’s top scorer, who have contributed crucial goals. Herrera has led Costa Rica’s scoring efforts this term with one goal in all competitions.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Japan W - Costa Rica W in real time.

Japan W kicked off the game with Ayaka Yamashita, Moeka Minami, Saki Kumagai, Shiori Miyake, Yui Hasegawa, Hina Sugita, Honoka Hayashi who got substituted by Fuka Nagano on the 74th minute, Risa Shimizu who got substituted by Miyabi Moriya on the 90th minute, Mina Tanaka who got substituted by Riko Ueki on the 59th minute, Aoba Fujino who got substituted by Hinata Miyazawa on the 59th minute and Hikaru Naomoto who got substituted by Kiko Seike on the 74th minute as starters, with Remina Chiba, Jun Endo, Maika Hamano, Chika Hirao, Rion Ishikawa, Hinata Miyazawa, Miyabi Moriya, Fuka Nagano, Kiko Seike, Hana Takahashi, Momoko Tanaka and Riko Ueki on the bench.

Costa Rica W's starting eleven were Daniela Solera Vega, Maria Coto, Maria Elizondo, Mariana Benavidez, Fabiola Villalobos, Melissa Herrera Monge, Gabriela Guillen who got substituted by Gloriana Villalobos on the 46th minute, Cristin Granados who got substituted by Raquel Rodriguez on the 64th minute, Katerine Alvarado, Priscilla Chinchilla and Maria Salas who got substituted by Sheika Scott on the 76th minute, with Mariela Campos Alvarado, Valeria Del Campo, Catalina Estrada, Genesis Perez, Alexandra Pinell, Raquel Rodriguez, Carol Sanchez, Sheika Scott, Priscilla Tapia, Emily Valenciano, Sofia Varela and Gloriana Villalobos on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Japan W vs Costa Rica W on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

Referee showed the yellow card once throughout the game. Priscilla Chinchilla was the one to receive it.

Head-to-head

Since April 2017, the teams have clashed once. It was on April 9, 2017, in a friendly, and Japan emerged victorious with a 3-0 scoreline. So, overall, Japan Women's Team have the edge in head-to-head matches against Costa Rica Women's Team in their recent history.

In Group Round, Japan W have played two matches, winning two, drawing zero and losing zero, scoring seven goals, averaging 3.50 per match, while conceding zero, an average of 0.00 per match. Costa Rica W have won zero of their two matches in Group Round this season, with zero draws and two defeats, scoring zero goals, averaging 0.00 per match, while conceding five, an average of 2.50 per match.

Recent Form

Japan W's recent form includes two consecutive wins, having won Zambia W and Panama W in their last two matches, while Costa Rica W are on a two-game losing streak, having lost to Spain W and South Africa W in their last two matches. Overall, over their most recent twenty games, Japan have claimed eleven victories, suffered seven defeats, and drawn two times, while in their last twenty matches, Costa Rica have recorded four wins, thirteen losses, and three draws.

  • Japan W haven't played a draw in their previous 10 matches.
  • Costa Rica W have gone 10 consecutive away matches without a clean sheet.
  • Costa Rica W haven't played a draw in their previous 8 matches.

Live Standings

As always, Group Round - Women's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Japan Women's Team are currently 10th in the table with six points from two matches, while Costa Rica Women's Team occupy 11th spot with zero points in two matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Japan W and Costa Rica W in real time. You can watch the goals by Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Japan W - Costa Rica W are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.

Live Commentary

  1. FT
    Full Time
    Match ends. Japan W 2, Costa Rica W 0.
  2. 90'
    Substitution for Japan W. Miyabi Moriya replaces Risa Shimizu
  3. 86'
    Priscilla Chinchilla is shown the yellow card.
  4. 76'
    Substitution for Costa Rica W. Sheika Scott replaces Maria Salas
  5. 74'
    Substitution for Japan W. Fuka Nagano replaces Honoka Hayashi
  6. 74'
    Substitution for Japan W. Kiko Seike replaces Hikaru Naomoto
  7. 64'
    Substitution for Costa Rica W. Raquel Rodriguez replaces Cristin Granados
  8. 59'
    Substitution for Japan W. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka
  9. 59'
    Substitution for Japan W. Hinata Miyazawa replaces Aoba Fujino
  10. 2T
    Kick-off
    Second half begins
  11. 46'
    Substitution for Costa Rica W. Gloriana Villalobos replaces Gabriela Guillen
  12. HT
    Half-Time - 2 : 0
    First half ends.
  13. 27'
    2 - 0
    Aoba Fujino scores for Japan W, assisted by Mina Tanaka.
  14. 25'
    1 - 0
    Hikaru Naomoto scores for Japan W, assisted by Mina Tanaka.
  15. 1T
    Kick-off
    First half begins