2023-07-21 16:14:31
The same path for Spain’s women’s and men’s teams in the World Cup, but the end may be different!
Spain’s women’s national team started today’s Women’s World Cup campaign in the best possible way by facing Costa Rica at Wellington Stadium in New Zealand.
Spain’s women achieved the biggest victory in the tournament so far, with three unanswered goals, in a task that seemed very easy for Roja.
And in the midst of the flow of the match in one direction, our memories returned to eight months when the Spain men’s national team crushed its Costa Rican counterpart in its opening match of the World Cup also in November 2022, with seven unanswered goals.
Spain’s women’s and men’s teams fell into a similar group, two of which were Costa Rica and Japan, and the third was different.
However, the memory of the tournament for the men’s national team does not end with happy events that anyone interested in the Spanish national team would like to remember.
similar way
The first women’s round in the groups came against Costa Rica, and the last third will come against Japan, just as it happened with the men’s team.
The most complex group almost turned against the men of “La Roja”, despite the broad victory over Costa Rica in the beginning. After a draw with Germany in the second round (1-1) and Costa Rica’s victory over Japan (1-0), a moment came in the third round that almost ousted the Matador.
That was when Japan advanced to Spain 2-1, and on the other hand, Costa Rica advanced to Germany with the same result, so that the group ranking table indicated that Japan and Costa Rica rose together with 6 points each, and Spain exited with Germany.
The miracle was not completed thanks to Germany, which eventually left the group stage, but turned the tables on Costa Rica to win 4-2 and secure Spain’s qualification with 4 points and goal difference in second place, while Japan topped with 6 points.
fears on the road
The women’s team won today by 3 goals without a response, but the result did not match the performance at all. They shot Spain’s women 45 times, including only 3 into the net, which is a matter of little concern in the next two matches.
The Zambia national team, for example, appears to be the weakest link in that group, but its players possess physical strength and very high speeds, and this was evident in its recent victory over Germany, the Euro runner-up, in a friendly days before the start of the World Cup, to confirm that it is not an easy opponent.
Japan and Zambia will fire their first spark by meeting each other at 10 am tomorrow, Saturday, before Spain plays against Zambia, and Japan plays against Costa Rica in the second round, leading to the same men’s final for the Matador against Japan, while Zambia replaces Germany in the last round match against Costa Rica.
The pack looks close, with Spain clearly the stronger link between Costa Rica, Japan and Zambia, but as football has taught us time and time again, being the link doesn’t necessarily mean you’re the winner.
The Spain national team is participating in the Women’s World Cup for the third time in its history, and is seeking to surpass its best achievement in the last 2019 edition, when it reached the round of 16 and was the end.
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