Zambia – Japan, live | Soccer: Women’s World Cup 2023

08:43 Japan will start with an eleven composed of: Ayaka Yamashita; Moeka Minami, Saki Kumagai, Rion Ishikawa; Risa Shimizu, Hinata Miyazawa, Fuka Nagano, Jun Endo, Yui Hasegawa; Mina Tanaka and Aoba Fujino.

08:43 Zambia will start the match with: Catherine Musonda; Lushomo Mweeba, Margaret Belemu, Martha Tembo, Agness Musesa; Susan Banda, Evarine Katongo, Ireen, Racheal Kudananji; Barbra Banda and Siomala Mapepa.

08:23The doctor of the Zambian women’s team, Faith Chibeza, said goodbye this Friday
Madrid CFF international striker Grace Chanda is absent due to illness.The doctor of the African team explained in a video published by the Zambia Football Association that the player “fell ill and unfortunately his illness
you are not allowed to continue in the contest“where the ‘Copper Queens’ were drawn in Group C along with Spain, Costa Rica and Japan.

08:23Zambia arrived after a bitter controversy with his coach.
The Zambia women’s team coach has received complaints from the national team players. the british newspaper
Guardian Published
testimonies linking him to a series of sexual abuses towards his students.

08:23Barba Banda (22 years old) will make his debut in a World Cup. Scored two hat-tricks in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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08:23 Captain and one of Zambia’s stars Barbra Banda, along with Siomala Mapepa, will lead the attack of the African team in its World Cup debut, while Mina Tanaka and Aoba Fujino will manage the goals for Japan in the second match of Group C which will be held this Saturday at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton (New Zealand).

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08:21After defeating heavyweights like Germany and the United States, Japan managed to become the first Asian team to win the World Cup.
In 2015 they were runners-up after losing to the United States in the final, team they defeated in the same round in the previous edition, but in 2019 they lost to the Netherlands in the round of 16.

08:21Without any precedent between the two teams,
Japan and Zambia make their debut this Saturday in the Women’s World Cup with a Japanese team aiming to be strong againas in Germany 2011, when they won, and Canada 2016, where they were finalists, in the clash against rookie Zambia, who will try to surprise.

08:19Confirmed the lineups of both teams, who took to the field to begin warm-up exercises

08:19The two teams are rivals in Spain in Group C of the tournament

08:19Good morning and welcome to the direct match between Zambia and Japan of the Women’s World Cup