Japan Women will face off against Costa Rica Women at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in their second group-stage match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup on Wednesday morning. Japan are at the top of the Group C table, thanks to an impressive 5-0 win over Zambia Women in their first game of the campaign on Saturday. Though Zambia held on to the clean sheet until the 43rd minute, Hinata Miyazawa broke the deadlock just before the halftime whistle and added her second goal of the match in the second half, with a goal each from Mina Tanaka, Jun Endō, and Riko Ueki to complete the scoreline in the second half. Meanwhile, Costa Rica had a dreadful start to this season, conceding a 3-0 defeat against Spain. This is their first appearance at the World Cup since 2015. They failed to register a single shot on target in that match and will look to improve that record in this encounter. I am expecting that Japan would win this game but it may not be by a lot of margin as they did against Zambia. With an handicap of -2.5 to Japan, Costa Rica will come out winners. These are my reasons:

Firstly. Japan did secure the biggest win on the opening day of the competition. That is not very surprising considering that it was against a very lowly-placed Zambia who are ranked 106th in the World rankings by FIFA. Japan have claimed five wins in their last ten internationals across all tournaments, while also enduring five defeats in this run. The win against Zambia is their fourth win in their last five games though. They have reached the knockout rounds in the last three World Cup finals, including in 2011 when they lifted the trophy for the first and only time in their history, and I am expecting them to make it out of this group as well.

Secondly. Costa Rica had a dreadful start to this season, conceding a 3-0 defeat against Spain. It was their fourth defeat in the last five outings across all competitions. Costa Rica are on a poor run of form, with their last 12 matches producing one win, two draws and nine defeats. They are also still looking for their first win at a World Cup, having drawn two and lost two of their four matches at the tournament. The positive to take from their opening game was how good their keeper was. If not for her, things could have been much worse for Costa Rica as she made ten saves during the game.

After cruising to victory in their opening game against Zambia, I think Japan will produce another dominant display here. But I do not expect it to be easy for them as it was against Zambia. With their focus on defence and the outstanding form of their keeper, if Costa Rica end up losing, it should not be by a lot of margin. I believe that with an handicap of +2.5 to Costa Rica, they should be winning this encounter.

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23日上午，日本女足将在福赛斯巴尔体育场与哥斯达黎加女足进行2023年女足世界杯小组赛第二场比赛。日本队在本周六的首场比赛中以5-0大胜赞比亚女队，排名C组第一。虽然赞比亚在比赛第43分钟前没有失球，但宫泽欣娜在半场哨响前打破了僵局，并在下半场凭借田中明娜、渊渊俊和上木理子的进球打进了本场比赛的第二个进球，将比分锁定在了比赛的最后一球。与此同时，哥斯达黎加本赛季开局糟糕，0 - 3不敌西班牙。这是他们自2015年以来首次亮相世界杯。在那场比赛中，他们没有一次射正，他们希望在这场比赛中改善这一记录。我期待日本队会赢得这场比赛，但可能不会像他们对赞比亚那样以很大的优势获胜。哥斯达黎加与日本的差距为-2.5，哥斯达黎加将成为获胜者。以下是我的理由:

首先。日本确实在比赛的开幕日取得了最大的胜利。这并不令人惊讶，因为它的对手是在国际足联世界排名中排名第106位的非常低的赞比亚。日本队在过去的十届国际比赛中取得了五场胜利，同时也经历了五场失利。战胜赞比亚是他们最近五场比赛中的第四场胜利。在过去的三届世界杯决赛中，他们都进入了淘汰赛，其中包括2011年他们历史上第一次也是唯一一次举起奖杯，我希望他们也能从这个小组出线。

其次。哥斯达黎加本赛季开局糟糕，0 - 3不敌西班牙。这是他们在最近五场比赛中的第四场失利。哥斯达黎加最近的状态很糟糕，他们最近12场比赛取得了1胜2平9负的战绩。他们还在寻找他们在世界杯上的第一场胜利，他们在世界杯上的四场比赛中两平两负。首场比赛的积极之处是他们的门将非常出色。如果没有她，哥斯达黎加的情况可能会更糟，因为她在比赛中做出了10次扑救。

在首战轻松战胜赞比亚之后，我认为日本将在这里再次展现统治力。但我不认为他们会像对阵赞比亚那样轻松。由于他们专注于防守和守门员的出色状态，如果哥斯达黎加最终输球，应该不会有很大的差距。我相信，在对哥斯达黎加+2.5的不利条件下，他们应该会赢得这场比赛。

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