2023 Women's World Cup: Spain, Japan Zoom Into Round Of 16

2023 Women's World Cup: Spain, Japan Zoom Into Round Of 16

Sampson Adedeji

Spain and Japan are the first teams to clinch berths in the tournament’s round of 16 in the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Jennifer Hermoso scored twice and assisted in her 100th international appearance to push Spain past Zambia 5-0 on Wednesday.

Hermoso, Spain’s all-time leading scorer, scored a header off a perfect cross from Alexia Putellas in the 13th minute. 

She then gathered a rebound and scored on an empty net in the 70th minute. 

Alba Redondo also scored twice, in the 69th and 85th minutes to complete the rout against the African representative.

Namoto and Fujino scored for Japan in the 25th and 27th minutes to ensure a comfortable 2-0 win over Costa Rica.

The result means that Zambia has crashed out of the competition losing 2 games and conceding 10 goals without scoring any.