Japan beat Costa Rica for consecutive wins at Women's World Cup

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Japan became the first team to win consecutive matches at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, as they beat Costa Rica 2-0 in Group C thanks to a quickfire double from Naomoto Hikaru and Fujino Aoba.

Having registered an emphatic 5-0 rout of Zambia in their opening match, Japan entered Wednesday's clash in high spirits, while Costa Rica had been defeated 3-0 by Spain in thei