Japan booked their spot in the Women's World Cup last 16 on Wednesday, downing Costa Rica 2-0 for their second straight Group C win before rivals Spain also secured qualification with a 5-0 victory over Zambia.Hikaru Naomoto's 25th-minute opener was followed by Aoba Fujino's goal two minutes later at Dunedin Stadium, where 11th-ranked Nadeshiko Japan kept another clean sheet against 36th-ranked Costa Rica following a 5-0 opening win over Zambia."We played without complacency or downing our guard," said manager Futoshi Ikeda, happy to see different goal scorers from the first game."Our defen…READ FULL ARTICLE
