2023-07-23 20:19:35
Before the World Cup, Zambia showed its best side in the friendlies once morest the national team (3:3) and once morest vice-European champions Germany (3:2). So the first appearance at the World Cup was eagerly awaited. There it quickly became clear: the national team and Germany had a bad day or World Cup opponents Japan were playing in other spheres.
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The Japanese were superior in the 5-0 victory over 90 minutes. Zambia got away well. Not a single shot on goal was fired. Japan missed numerous top chances in front of 16,111 spectators in Hamilton. In addition, two goals were disallowed for offside following VAR intervention. In addition, a clear penalty was withdrawn due to a previous offside scene.
Mina Tanaka was particularly unlucky at VAR. She hit twice from the forbidden position. But in the end she continued to work and was still allowed to enter the list of goal scorers. A curious scene occurred in the long stoppage time. First the Zambia keeper saw the yellow-red card. Then her substitute oddly saved the penalty, but it was repeated once more due to her position in front of the line. Riko Ueki used the second chance to make it 5-0.
With the victory, the Japanese take the lead in Group C ahead of Spain. Particularly interesting from a Swiss point of view: The possible round of 16 opponents come from this group. (fss)
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