As the inaugural 32-team FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) progresses, both Japan and Spain have already secured their spots in the last 16. While this match might seem like a tune-up for the knockout stage, both teams have strong motivations to maintain their defensive dominance, having kept clean sheets and scored a combined total of 15 unanswered goals in the group stage so far.

Japan, winners of the 2011 edition and the only Asian nation to lift the trophy, are excited for their fourth consecutive appearance in the knockout phase. A victory here would mark a perfect group stage for the second time in three WWC finals and also secure their first-ever win against Spain, a team they have previously faced three times (one draw, three losses). Additionally, it would be their first WWC victory against a top-ten ranked team since July 2015.

Spain, currently ranked #6 by FIFA, have been in impressive form, recording a 5-0 victory over Zambia on matchday two, making it their sixth consecutive clean-sheet win. They are equalling their best-ever WWC run, achieved in 2019. Jorge Vilda's side has been dominant, boasting an average winning margin of nearly five goals (4.83) in their previous six victories. In this WWC edition, they've shown efficiency from the start, leading by 2+ goals within the first half-hour in both of their prior group games.

Keep an eye on the players who have been making an impact for their teams. Japan's 19-year-old Aoba Fujino became the youngest Japanese player of any gender to score in a World Cup, while Spain's Jenni Hermoso registered a brace and an assist against Zambia, and all of her last 25 competitive international goals have come during wins with clean sheets.

As the teams face off, it's worth noting that none of Japan’s previous 13 WWC group stage games have ended in a score draw. Both teams will be aiming to finish the group stage on a high note, with Japan looking to make history with a maiden win against Spain and Spain aiming to continue their impressive defensive and attacking performances.

Spain have the quality, Japan have only hopes. I choose to bet on the Spanish team.

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随着首届32支球队参加的女足世界杯(WWC)的进行，日本和西班牙都已经锁定了16强的席位。虽然这场比赛看起来像是淘汰赛阶段的调整，但两支球队都有强大的动力来保持他们的防守优势，他们在小组赛中保持了零失球，并且在小组赛中总共打进了15个未被攻破的进球。

日本是2011年世界杯的冠军，也是唯一一个捧起大力神杯的亚洲国家，他们为自己连续第四次进入淘汰赛阶段感到兴奋。如果在这里取得胜利，将标志着他们在三次世界杯决赛中第二次完美晋级小组赛，并确保他们首次战胜西班牙，这支他们此前曾三次面对的球队(1平3负)。此外，这将是他们自2015年7月以来首次在WWC上战胜排名前十的球队。

西班牙队目前在国际足联排名第六，他们的状态令人印象深刻，在第二比赛日以5比0战胜赞比亚，这是他们连续第六次零封对手。他们追平了他们在2019年取得的有史以来最好的WWC成绩。豪尔赫·维尔达的球队一直占据统治地位，在过去的6场胜利中，他们的平均胜率接近5球(4.83球)。在本次世界杯赛中，他们从一开始就展现出了高效率，在之前的两场小组赛中，他们都在前半小时内领先2球以上。

关注那些对球队有影响的球员。日本队19岁的藤野青叶(Aoba Fujino)成为在世界杯上进球最年轻的日本球员，西班牙队的珍妮·赫尔莫索(Jenni Hermoso)在对阵赞比亚的比赛中梅开二度并助攻一次，她最近25个国际比赛进球都是在零封对手的情况下打进的。

值得注意的是，日本队在此前的13场WWC小组赛中没有一场以平局告终。两支球队的目标都是在小组赛中取得优异成绩，日本队希望在对阵西班牙的比赛中取得首胜，创造历史，而西班牙队的目标是继续他们令人印象深刻的防守和进攻表现。

西班牙有实力，日本只有希望。我赌西班牙队赢。

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