and japanjoined them after beating costa rica 2 0. england unchanged for the final ashes test, which means a0 year old bowlerjimmy anderson keeps his place. and a year and counting until the paris olympics begin as they prepare to put on the most sustainable games of all time. hello and thanks forjoining us. we begin at the women s world cup, where japan and spain have become the first teams through to the knockout stages of the tournament. both teams looking in impressive form. spain easing past zambia and japan, seeing off
overall, capecchi finished in 1ath, but that s enough to keep her at the top of the overall standings with a 43 second lead. and exactly one year s time, the paris olympics will get underway. and to mark that milestone, organizers say the games will offer a blueprint for those that follow with sustainability at the front of their plans. paris 2024 will be run entirely on renewable energy, and there will also be a first opening ceremony outside of the stadium. correspondent alex capstick was in paris for us. at this time, in 12 months, this area around the river seine is going to be absolutely jammed packed. hundreds of thousands of spectators will be about to witness what should be a spectacular opening ceremony, the first outside the stadium ever.
with athletes from all the countries taking part. and it s all part of paris wanting to make these games very, very different, unlike any other games before. another standout issue is their ambitious plans for the environment. they want to halve the carbon footprint of previous games in rio and in london. earlier today, thomas bach was in town. he was actually here to mark the one year countdown and to send out the official invitations to all of the countries who will be coming here in 12 months time. and he was asked afterwards to give his impressions of what paris is delivering. paris is maybe, at this stage, the best prepared city ever, because normally one year to go before the games, you know, you still have some discussions in the countries. among the authorities, you have many questions. and here it s a totally different. therefore, we can really look