THE ORIGINAL RINALDI'S, EL SEGUNDO, CA - C4-Japan coasted, maybe too much, in beating C2-Costa Rica,
2-0, enabling C1-Spain to have time to find its 8th goal of the tourney in routing C3-Zambia, 5-0. That 8th goal gives ESP the tiebreaker over JPN (7 goals) so all ESP needs is a tie to win Group C and potentially avoid a R16 matchup with E1-USA, if USA wins its group. So JPN and ESP are in and CRC and ZAM are out.
B2-Rep of Ireland scored an Olimpico in the 4' minute but B4-Canada rallied for a 2-1 win to eliminate the Irish, despite B1-Australia and B3-Nigeria yet to play. For MLS official stats, despite certain players you know are going for goal off a corner, Opta Stats won't credit it a shot (even if saved) unless it is a goal.
Wore my 2022 NWSL 10th Anniversary NJ/NY Gotham FC jersey since CAN's Evelyn Viens plays for them. Lots of green oranges but unfortunately, never have turned orange yet (maybe yellow) in all these years. These are lasting longer than usual, so maybe there's hope. Otherwise, it's a contest for my kids to who can pick up 100 fallen fruit first.
36 went 3-0 including Eggman 2 and Jolly Old England, who are tied for 1st with 17 points. The other 11 entries went 2-1. 41 got CAN correct, 45 ESP, and 44 JPN. Although you won't get the 3 points for JPN and/or ESP until after Group C play is complete, 46 had ESP advancing and 45 had JPN.
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