costa rica to maintain their perfect start. canada close to joining them in the last 16 after fighting back to knock ireland out. drew savage reports. tournament football is all about building momentum. and while japan will face bigger tests than zambia and costa rica, two wins will do for a start. it s 12 years since they won the world cup. albert fujino was just seven years old then. aged 19, she made history with their second goal against costa rica, becoming her country s youngest scorer at a women s world cup. japan will play spain on monday to decide who wins group c and who goes through in second place. the spaniards qualified in style with a five nil win against zambia. teresa abelleira sent them on their way. it hasn t been the best introduction to world cup football for the zambians. jenni hermoso and alba redondo added two more each. goal difference means a draw against japan would see them win the group, but their captain is playing down expectations. translation:
spain easing past zambia and japan, seeing off costa rica to maintain their perfect start. canada close to joining them in the last 16 after fighting back to knock ireland out. drew savage reports. tournament football is all about building momentum. and while japan will face bigger tests than zambia and costa rica, two wins will do for a start. it s 12 years since they won the world cup. albert fujino was just seven years old then. aged 19, she made history with their second goal against costa rica, becoming her country s youngest scorer at a women s world cup. japan will play spain on monday to decide who wins group c and who goes through in second place. the spaniards qualified in style with a five nil win against zambia. teresa abelleira sent them on their way. it hasn t been the best introduction to world cup football for the zambians. jenni hermoso and alba redondo added two more each. goal difference means a draw against japan would see them win the group, but their cap