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Japan may have been knocked out in the quarter-finals by Sweden but their forward Hinata Miyazawa is still leading the Golden Boot race. She scored five goals and made an assist. There are some players in the final who could pip her to the award, check out the race:
Neal has got in touch and said: “No doubt Sarina Wiegman would have studied Spain’s heavy defeat by Japan in their last group game and it was noticeable how much Miyazawa troubled them with her speed, something Hemp can certainly emulate. Hoping for an England win, but I doubt if any team has suffered a four-nil loss on the way to winning a World Cup and if Spain should win, it would be an incredible achievement, especially given the trouble between players and management. However, do you think England have an advantage playing their third game in Sydney, whilst Spain have yet to play here?” I think the only advantage England may have is they have not had to travel as much but I wouldn’t say they have an advantage in terms of playing in the stadium before.
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