Nadeshiko Japan win SheBelieves Cup opener vs Australia

Mina Tanaka scores twice, Japan beats Australia 4-0 in SheBelieves Cup opener
Mina Tanaka scored a pair of first-half goals and assisted on a second-half goal as Japan opened the SheBelieves Cup with a 4-0 win over Australia on Thursday. Tanaka scored on a right-footed shot from the right box in the sixth minute before corralling a loose ball in the middle of the box and tapping a right-footed shot through goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold’s legs and into the net in the 33rd minute.
Football: Nadeshiko Japan win SheBelieves Cup opener vs. Australia
Mina Tanaka scored two first-half goals and set up the third goal as Japan defeated Australia 4-0 in the opening game of the SheBelieves Cup women's football tournament Thursday. The team, nicknamed Nadeshiko Japan,
Matildas vs. Japan result: Australia thrashed in the SheBelievesCup
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Matildas coach slams 'un-Australian' performance in 4-0 loss to Japan
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Matildas embarrassed by Japan in SheBelieves Cup
The Matildas have made an embarrassing start to their SheBelieves Cup campaign, thumped by Japan 4-0 on Friday morning (AEDT). The match in Houston was a totally one-sided affair, with the Matildas utterly outclassed and again guilty of making a stack of defensive blunders.
‘Un-Australian’: Coach lashes Matildas after Japan loss
Interim coach Tom Sermanni has lashed the Matildas' display of "un-Australian" defending in a thumping 4-0 defeat to Japan.
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Miserable Cup opener for Matildas as they suffer 4-0 defeat to Japan
Australia suffered their heaviest defeat to Japan in the SheBelieves Cup in Houston on Friday morning (Australia time).
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