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Japan women's football team

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July 2024

  • Yuki Nagasato plays for Japan against South Korea in an Olympic qualifier in 2016.

    Moving the Goalposts newsletter
    ‘Feelgood factor is back’: Nagasato rates Japan Women’s Olympics hopes

    The former Nadeshiko striker Yuki Nagasato believes the team coached by Futoshi Ikeda have the talent to reach the semi-finals in Paris

April 2024

  • The United States' Lindsey Horan (10) celebrates her goal against Japan during the second half of Saturday’s SheBelieves Cup match in Atlanta.

    USA women edge Japan in SheBelieves Cup after conceding in first minute

    The United States came from behind to defeat Japan 2-1 to open the SheBelieves Cup before a record crowd in Atlanta on Saturday

February 2024

  • Ju Hyo-sim of North Korea during the Women's Olympic football qualifying against Thailand in November 2023

    Moving the Goalposts newsletter
    What is behind North Korea’s rise as a women’s football power?

    Eastern Azaleas are chasing qualification for Olympic Games with team a representation of isolationist state’s might

September 2023

  • Japan’s Mana Iwabuchi causes problems for the Australian defence during their 2015 World Cup quarter-final

    Moving the Goalposts newsletter
    Mana Iwabuchi: ‘Manadona’ calls time on glittering career but stays in game

    The creative forward, who won the World Cup with Japan in 2011 and plenty of admirers, has retired at the age of 30

August 2023

  • Lauren Hemp, Filippa Angeldal, and Mackenzie Arnold.

    Sweden joy, England make move: Women’s World Cup power rankings

  • Sweden are through to the semi-finals after a dramatic victory over Japan.

    Japan 1-2 Sweden: Women’s World Cup 2023 quarter-final – as it happened

  • Filippa Angeldal celebrates with teammates after putting Sweden 2-0 up against Japan from the penalty spot.

    Impressive Sweden stun Japan to secure World Cup semi-final against Spain

  • Colombia

    Women’s World Cup: eight fans preview the quarter-finals

  • Hinata Miyazawa: how Japan’s unlikely star took World Cup by storm

  • Women’s World Cup power rankings: France on the rise, England drop down

  • The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
    Lionesses find a way to win after James red card – Women’s Football Weekly

  • Japan 3-1 Norway: Women’s World Cup 2023 last 16 – as it happened

  • Japan advance to World Cup last eight as Hinata Miyazawa strike sinks Norway

  • Japan joy, Germany dejection: Women’s World Cup power rankings

  • Humble but ruthless Japan difficult to stop as dismantling of Spain was no fluke

    Karen Carney

31 July 2023

  • Australia head coach Tony Gustavsson celebrates with fans and family.

    The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
    Matildas bring magic and Colombia stun Germany – Women’s Football Weekly

  • Japan

    Football Daily newsletter
    Japan may not be World Cup dark horses but we’re on the bandwagon

  • Mina Tanaka celebrates with teammates after scoring Japan’s fourth goal of the game.

    Japan 4-0 Spain: Women’s World Cup 2023 – as it happened

  • Hinata Miyazawa (centre left) celebrates with her teammates after scoring Japan’s third goal.

    Hinata Miyazawa hits double as Japan slice through Spain to top Group C

26 July 2023

  • Naomoto Hikaru celebrates scoring against Costa Rica in the Women’s World Cup Group C match in Dunedin.

    Japan down Costa Rica and seal last 16 spot in Women’s World Cup

    Two goals in two first-half minutes gave Japan a 2-0 win over Costa Rica at Dunedin Stadium to all but secure the 2011 champions a spot in the knockout rounds
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